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To Drink or Not | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101972007 | To Drink or Not
● In many places drinking alcoholic beverages is legal; but a sensible person will avoid acting as if it were compulsory. Calling attention to what is truly important, the Scriptures say: “The kingdom of God does not mean eating and drinking, but means righteousness and peace and joy with holy spirit.”... |
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Ecclesiastes 3:11—“He Has Made Everything Beautiful in Its Time” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502300143 | BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Ecclesiastes 3:11—“He Has Made Everything Beautiful in Its Time”
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has even put eternity in their heart; yet mankind will never find out the work that the true God has made from start to finish.”—Ecclesiastes 3:11, New World Translation.
“He has... |
World Without War (wi)
1992 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/world-without-war-wi | The Bible—Inspired by God?
1, 2. Why do many respect the Bible, and what claim do its writers make?
THE New Encyclopædia Britannica calls the Bible “probably the most influential collection of books in human history.” The Bible is held in high regard by many because of its antiquity—parts were written 3,500 years... |
Family Life (fl)
1978 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fl | Chapter 12
Making Your Parents’ Hearts Rejoice
1. Why is it right to honor one’s parents?
WHETHER we are still very young, are moving into adulthood, or are now grown men and women, all of us are someone’s children. It would be hard to estimate the worth of all the 20 years or so of care, work, money and self-sacrific... |
Will People Ever Stop Hurting One Another? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101980001 | Have You Ever Wondered—
Will People Ever Stop Hurting One Another?
IT’S not uncommon to hear that someone’s feelings have been hurt. That kind of hurt often lasts even longer than when the injury is physical. Perhaps it seems that life will always be like this. But there is sound reason to believe that something better... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | Role Model—Joseph
Joseph is faced with a serious situation. His master’s wife has repeatedly implored him to have sex with her. Now she’s trying again! But Joseph isn’t tempted. In fact, his reply is resolute. “How could I commit this great badness and actually sin against God?” he says to her. When she challenges his... |
When We Die (ie)
1998 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/when-we-die-ie | The Soul According to the Bible
“The man came to be a living soul.”—GENESIS 2:7.
1. What do we need to examine in order to determine what the Bible teaches about the soul?
AS WE have seen, beliefs about the soul are many and varied. Even among those who claim to base their beliefs on the Bible, there are differing ide... |
CAN OUR PLANET SURVIVE?
Forests | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102023007 | CAN OUR PLANET SURVIVE?
FORESTS
FORESTS have been called earth’s “lungs and life-support system,” and for good reason. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, which can otherwise harm us. They also emit oxygen, a vital component in the air we breathe. About 80 percent of the world’s land-based plants and animals live in forests.... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Wives
See “Marriage” |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 95
The Fruit of Goodness
(Galatians 5:22)
1. Jehovah, the Sov’reign of eternity,
Personification of goodness is he.
In mercy his Son from the heavens he sent
To lead sincere men from their sins to repent.
2. The goodness of God, how it helps men get free
From Babylon’s bondage of iniquity.
The goodness of God give... |
Dwell on What Jehovah Has Done for You | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011048 | Dwell on What Jehovah Has Done for You
SHORTLY after Jesus was resurrected, two of his disciples were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus. “As they were conversing and discussing,” says Luke’s Gospel account, “Jesus himself approached and began walking with them; but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.” Then, Jesus... |
We Are Going to Build a House | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101971011 | We Are Going to Build a House
By “Awake!” correspondent in Mexico
HOUSING is one of man’s most pressing problems. Millions of persons do not have a house in which to live. Millions of others live in overcrowded quarters. So it can be a real advantage to know how to build a house.
It has long been common for humans to b... |
A Balanced View of Popular Customs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102000010 | The Bible’s Viewpoint
A Balanced View of Popular Customs
“THERE IS NO POSSIBLE LINE OF CONDUCT WHICH HAS NOT AT SOME TIME AND PLACE BEEN CONDEMNED, AND WHICH AT SOME OTHER TIME AND PLACE BEEN ENJOINED AS A DUTY.”
WITH this observation, the Irish historian William Lecky sums up the fickle nature of people. His comments ... |
Jehovah’s Witnesses (jt)
2000 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/jehovahs-witnesses-jt | What Do They Believe?
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES believe in Almighty God, Jehovah, Creator of the heavens and the earth. The very existence of the intricately designed wonders in the universe surrounding us reasonably argues that a supremely intelligent and powerful Creator produced it all. Just as the works of men and women ... |
“Awake!” Shares in Spreading the Good News | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101987011 | “Awake!” Shares in Spreading the Good News
Here you see two of Jehovah’s Witnesses making use of Awake! in preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom in Austria. This same preaching work is being accomplished in more than 200 lands and islands of the sea worldwide. Over three million Witnesses spend their time in this wo... |
Worship God (wt)
2002 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/wt | Chapter Eighteen
“They Are No Part of the World”
1. (a) Before his death, what did Jesus pray in behalf of his disciples? (b) Why is being “no part of the world” so important?
ON THE night before he was killed, Jesus prayed in behalf of his disciples. Knowing that they would be put under tremendous pressure by Satan, ... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2023002 | Table of outputs
3 A Worldwide Mental Health Crisis
5 God Cares for You
6 1 | Prayer—“Throw All Your Anxiety on Him”
8 2 | “Comfort From the Scriptures”
10 3 | Benefit From Bible Examples
12 4 | The Bible Offers Practical Advice
14 How to Help Those With Mental Health Challenges
16 God Promises Perfect Me... |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Races of Mankind
Definition: As used here, race means a division of mankind possessing in characteristic proportions certain combinations of physical traits that can be inherited and that are sufficient to set the group apart as a distinct human type. It should be noted, however, that the fact that the races are capab... |
Examining the Scriptures—2019
2018 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2019 | August
Thursday, August 1
Not as I will, but as you will.—Matt. 26:39.
To be good teachers, we first have to be good students. (1 Tim. 4:15, 16) Likewise, those divinely authorized to give discipline must themselves continue to submit willingly to Jehovah’s guidance. Such humble submission earns them respect and g... |
Live Forever (pe)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pe | Chapter 23
God’s Visible Organization
1. What does the Bible say about God’s invisible organization?
WHY CAN WE be certain that God has a visible organization? One reason is that he has an invisible organization. Jehovah created cherubs, seraphs and many other angels to do his will in the heavens. (Genesis 3:24; Isaia... |
The Raven—What Makes It Different? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101997008 | The Raven—What Makes It Different?
BY AWAKE! CORRESPONDENT IN CANADA
“‘Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore . . . , take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!’ Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore.’”—Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven.”
WHO would expect anything from this bird with ... |
Christian Elders—‘Fellow Workers for Our Joy’ | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2013047 | Christian Elders—‘Fellow Workers for Our Joy’
“We are fellow workers for your joy.”—2 COR. 1:24.
LOOK FOR THE ANSWERS:
How did Paul demonstrate that he was not a ‘master over his brothers’ faith’ but a ‘fellow worker for their joy’?
In what ways do Christian elders contribute to the joy of their fellow believers?
... |
Fear of Death—How Can You Overcome It? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502013292 | Fear of Death—How Can You Overcome It?
The Bible’s answer
We rightly fear death as an enemy and take reasonable steps to protect our life. (1 Corinthians 15:26) However, an irrational fear of death based on falsehood or superstition makes people “subject to slavery all through their lives.” (Hebrews 2:15) Knowing... |
Creation (ce)
1985 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ce | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Life—How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation?
Millions of people today believe in evolution. Other millions believe in creation. Still others are uncertain what to believe. This book is for all such people. It presents a thoroughly researched examination of how life got here—and ... |
Knowledge (kl)
1995 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kl | Chapter 5
Whose Worship Does God Accept?
1. What did a Samaritan woman want to know about worship?
HAVE you ever wondered, ‘Whose worship does God accept?’ A certain woman may have had such a question come to her mind when she spoke with Jesus Christ near Mount Gerizim in Samaria. Calling attention to a difference bet... |
STUDY ARTICLE 1
Keep Calm and Trust in Jehovah | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2021240 | STUDY ARTICLE 1
Keep Calm and Trust in Jehovah
OUR YEARTEXT FOR 2021: “Your strength will be in keeping calm and showing trust.”—ISA. 30:15.
SONG 3 Our Strength, Our Hope, Our Confidence
PREVIEWa
1. Like King David, what may some of us ask?
WE ALL want to lead a calm and peaceful life. No one enjoys feeling anxio... |
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Believe in Creationism? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502013334 | Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Believe in Creationism?
No. Jehovah’s Witnesses do believe that God created everything. But we do not agree with creationism. Why not? Because a number of creationist ideas actually conflict with the Bible. Consider the following two examples:
Length of the six days of creation.... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | SECTION 4
School and Your Peers
Do you struggle just to keep a passing grade in certain subjects?
□ Yes
□ No
Have you ever been bullied or sexually harassed at school?
□ Yes
□ No
Are you sometimes tempted to join your peers in improper conduct?
□ Yes
□ No
‘If I can make it through school, I can survive anything!’ you m... |
HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Reliable and Faith-Strengthening News | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502500216 | HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Reliable and Faith-Strengthening News
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Jehovah’s Witnesses care deeply about their fellow believers. (1 Peter 2:17) Many of us feel the way Tannis, a sister in Kenya, does. She says, “I love to know what is happening to my dear brothers and sisters around the world.” How... |
True Peace (tp)
1986 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tp | Chapter 12
Respect for Authority Essential for Peaceful Living
1-3. (a) What has contributed to widespread rejection of authority in our day? (b) In what various ways is this attitude expressed? (c) Where are the effects felt?
A SPIRIT of independence permeates today’s world. A general distrust of authority has develo... |
‘And the Wall Came Tumbling Down’ | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101991001 | ‘And the Wall Came Tumbling Down’
“WHO would have believed it?” “I never thought I would see it in my lifetime!” What provoked these comments? The destruction of the infamous Berlin Wall and all that it represented, starting in November 1989.a East Berliners poured into West Berlin, some to taste the expensive delights... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 35
The Most Famous Sermon Ever Given
THE scene is one of the most memorable in Bible history: Jesus seated on a mountainside, delivering his famous Sermon on the Mount. The site is near the Sea of Galilee, probably close to Capernaum. After spending the whole night in prayer, Jesus has just chosen 12 of his dis... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | CHAPTER 38
What Will I Do With My Life?
“At first, I didn’t worry about the future. But as I got closer to graduating from school, I realized that I was going out into the real world, with real jobs. And real bills.”—Alex.
IMAGINE that you’re planning a journey that will take you many miles from home. Probably you’d f... |
HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Remote Translation Offices That Benefit Millions | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502500207 | HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Remote Translation Offices That Benefit Millions
MARCH 1, 2021
More than 60 percent of our full-time translation teams work, not at branch offices, but at remote translation offices (RTO). Why is this arrangement beneficial? What equipment do translators need in order to work effectivel... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Wisdom
What is necessary if we are to find true wisdom?
Pr 9:10; 15:33
Where can we find true wisdom?
Pr 2:6; Ec 2:26; Jer 8:9; 2Ti 3:15
Is it appropriate to pray to God for wisdom?
Col 1:9; Jas 1:5
Relevant Bible account(s):
2Ch 1:8-12—Young King Solomon prays for the wisdom to rule Israel properly, and Jehov... |
COVER SUBJECT | HOW TO GET MORE FROM READING THE BIBLE
Why Read the Bible? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2017005 | COVER SUBJECT | HOW TO GET MORE FROM READING THE BIBLE
Why Read the Bible?
“I thought the Bible would be so hard to understand.”—Jovy
“I felt that it would be boring.”—Queennie
“When I looked at how thick the Bible is, I lost any desire to read it.”—Ezekiel
Have you ever thought about reading the Bible but h... |
Page Two | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101979000 | Page Two
3 ARE YOU CONVINCED THAT GOD EXISTS?
4 CONVINCING EVIDENCE FROM SOUND REASONING
8 EVIDENCE OF DESIGN
11 GOD EXISTS! BUT WHAT IS HE LIKE?
Many persons profess faith in God. Perhaps you do. But what convincing evidence can you offer to back up your faith? Faith that will hold up under pressure must have a so... |
ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORIES
The Sons of Jacob | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502013155 | ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORIES
The Sons of Jacob
Read about the ten sons of Jacob who sold their brother Joseph into slavery.
Read the illustrated story online or from a printed PDF.
Download
1234 |
KEEP ON THE WATCH!
Is Social Media Harming Your Child?—How the Bible Can Help Parents | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100108 | Thai Liang Lim/E+ via Getty Images
KEEP ON THE WATCH!
Is Social Media Harming Your Child?—How the Bible Can Help Parents
“The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency—and social media has emerged as an important contributor.”—Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. surgeon general, New York Times, June 17, 2024.
H... |
Pathway (ph)
2010 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/pathway-ph | The Pathway to Peace and Happiness |
Listen to God (ld)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/listen-to-god-ld | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Listen to God
This publication is not for sale. It is provided as part of a worldwide Bible educational work supported by voluntary donations.
To make a donation, please visit www.jw.org.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-language New World Translation of ... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Materialism
Does the Bible condemn money and possessions or those who have them?
Ec 7:12
Relevant Bible account(s):
1Ki 3:11-14—Jehovah blesses King Solomon with great wealth because of his humble spirit
Job 1:1-3, 8-10—Job is exceptionally wealthy, but he is first and foremost a man of great integrity
Why... |
Our Battered Earth | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102005001 | Our Battered Earth
IN 1805, renowned explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark reached the Columbia River in present-day Washington State, U.S.A.a What captured their attention more than the river itself was the sheer abundance of salmon it contained. “The multitudes of this fish are almost inconceivable,” they wrot... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 64—3 John
Writer: Apostle John
Place Written: Ephesus, or near
Writing Completed: c. 98 C.E.
1. To whom was Third John addressed, and what is known of him?
THIS letter is written to Gaius, a faithful Christian whom John truly loved. The name Gaius was a common one in the days of the early congregati... |
Examining the Scriptures—2018
2017 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2018 | April
Sunday, April 1
You who were once alienated and enemies because your minds were on the works that were wicked, he has now reconciled by means of that one’s fleshly body through his death.—Col. 1:21, 22.
We have the responsibility to make known to our fellow humans that they can come into a friendly relations... |
Live Forever (pe)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pe | Chapter 3
Your Religion Really Matters
1. What do some persons believe about religion?
‘ALL RELIGIONS are good,’ many people say. ‘They are simply different roads leading to the same place.’ If this were true, your religion would not really matter, for it would mean that all religions are acceptable to God. But are th... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 116
Preparing the Apostles for His Departure
THE memorial meal is over, but Jesus and his apostles are still in the upstairs room. Although Jesus will soon be gone, he has many things yet to say. “Do not let your hearts be troubled,” he comforts them. “Exercise faith in God.” But he adds: “Exercise faith also i... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 19
Teaching a Samaritan Woman
ON THEIR way from Judea to Galilee, Jesus and his disciples travel through the district of Samaria. Tired from the journey, about noon they stop to rest by a well near the city of Sychar. This well was dug centuries before by Jacob, and it remains even down until today, near the mo... |
Tell Them You Love Them | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502019276 | Tell Them You Love Them
Ong-Li is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bulgaria. She conducted a Bible study with a young woman named Zlatka, whose husband did not share in the study. Ong-Li relates: “While discussing family life, I stressed the importance of telling our mates and children that we love them. Zlatka looked... |
German High Court Rules on Full-Time Ministers | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101971004 | German High Court Rules on Full-Time Ministers
By “Awake!” correspondent in West Germany
JEHOVAH‘S WITNESSES are well known in Germany for not having compromised for the sake of expediency during Hitler’s Reich. People of other religions, including clergymen, heiled Hitler, saluted the Nazi flag, and supported Hitler’s... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 95
Lessons on Divorce and on Love for Children
JESUS and his disciples are on their way to Jerusalem to attend the Passover of 33 C.E. They cross the Jordan River and take the route through the district of Perea. Jesus was in Perea a few weeks earlier, but then he was summoned to Judea because his friend Lazaru... |
Truth (tr)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tr | Chapter 22
True Worship—a Way of Life
1. What prospect is now before us, but what must we do to lay hold of it?
YOU have before you the prospect of life eternal under the kingdom of God. As you have seen, this prospect is solidly based in the truth of God’s own Word. Its attainment is within your reach if you truly l... |
Proclaimers (jv)
1993 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/jv | Chapter 24
By Human Power? Or by God’s Spirit?
THE assignment that Jesus Christ set before his followers was one of seemingly impossible proportions. Although few in number, they were to proclaim the good news of God’s Kingdom in all the inhabited earth. (Matt. 24:14; Acts 1:8) Not only was the task gigantic in size bu... |
Transfusions and Peer Pressure | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101991008 | Transfusions and Peer Pressure
Many people today, including some doctors, are refusing blood transfusions. On what grounds? Not for religious reasons, as do Jehovah’s Witnesses, but on medical grounds. Why is that? Because of the inherent risks (such as hepatitis, AIDS, and suppressed immune system) that someone else’s... |
Would You Appreciate Some Comfort? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102002017 | Would You Appreciate Some Comfort?
As mentioned on page 12, many have found comfort in hearing what the Bible says about important issues, such as those found in these 32-page publications. You may request a free copy of each by filling in the accompanying coupon and mailing it to the address shown on the coupon or to ... |
Pathway (ph)
2010 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/pathway-ph | Introduction
Find out the answers to these important questions:
How can we find the pathway to peace and happiness?
Whom can we trust to provide practical guidance for life?
Why are there so many bad things happening around us?
Who can bring justice and peace to the world?
When will there be true peac... |
What if My Parents Don’t Support Me in My Faith? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101992006 | Young People Ask . . .
What if My Parents Don’t Support Me in My Faith?
MANY Christian youths have parents who are unbelievers. “I am the only one that studies the Bible in my family,” says one 12-year-old girl. “And my mom wants me to stop studying it.” Others have parents who fail to take the lead spiritually. Thes... |
Good News (fg)
2012 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fg | Table of outputs
Which topic interests you most?
1 What Is the Good News?
2 Who Is God?
3 Is the Good News Really From God?
4 Who Is Jesus Christ?
5 What Is God’s Purpose for the Earth?
6 What Hope Is There for the Dead?
7 What Is God’s Kingdom?
8 Why Does God Allow Evil and Suffering?
9 How Can Your... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 86
The Story of a Lost Son
HAVING just finished relating illustrations to the Pharisees about regaining a lost sheep and a lost drachma coin, Jesus continues now with another illustration. This one is about a loving father and his treatment of his two sons, each of whom has serious faults.
First, there is the y... |
Are You Learning to Think Clearly? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101973000 | Are You Learning to Think Clearly?
CLEAR thinking is a major factor in a successful life. It is of immense value in day-by-day living and decision-making, saving a person much time and expense.
However, even more importantly, the person who thinks clearly is helped to avoid deceptions and dangers that otherwise easily ... |
A Penchant for Pizza | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102009011 | A Penchant for Pizza
BY AWAKE! WRITER IN ITALY
KING Ferdinand I (1751–1825) is said to have disguised himself as a commoner and, in clandestine fashion, visited a poor neighborhood in Naples. Why the secrecy? One story has it that he wanted to sink his teeth into a food that the queen had banned from the royal court—p... |
Examining the Scriptures—2021
2020 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2021 | April
Thursday, April 1
A true friend shows love at all times.—Prov. 17:17.
Aristarchus, a Macedonian Christian from Thessalonica, proved to be a loyal friend to the apostle Paul. We first read about Aristarchus when Paul visited Ephesus on his third missionary tour. While accompanying Paul, Aristarchus was captur... |
Why Such a Cycle of Hatred? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2022004 | Why Such a Cycle of Hatred?
Why is there such a vicious cycle of hatred in the world? To know the reason, we need to understand what hatred is, why people start to hate, and how it spreads.
What Is Hatred?
Hatred is an extremely strong dislike for or intense hostility toward another person or group of people. It i... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | Role Model—The Shulammite
The young Shulammite woman knows she needs to keep a clear head in matters of romance. “I have put you under oath,” she tells her companions, “that you try not to awaken or arouse love in me until it feels inclined.” The Shulammite knows that feelings can quickly overpower reason. She realize... |
Examining the Scriptures—2021
2020 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2021 | September
Wednesday, September 1
My Father has kept working until now, and I keep working.—John 5:17.
Do the examples set by Jehovah and Jesus in working hard imply that it is not necessary for us to rest? Not at all. Jehovah never gets tired, so he does not need physical rest. The Bible does say that after Jehova... |
Mankind’s Search for God (sh)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sh | Picture Credits
Pictures are listed below by page number and, where necessary, are numbered in parentheses in order of appearance on page (clockwise from top left).
▪ Page 4, (1) Ladislav Janicek, Transglobe Agency, Hamburg; (3) Camerapix; (4) G. Deichmann, Transglobe Agency, Hamburg.
▪ Page 21, (1) Photo: Andy Bernhau... |
A Fascinating Visit to Olympic National Park | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102002009 | A Fascinating Visit to Olympic National Park
HAVING been raised close to the original Mount Olympus in southern Europe, I was naturally curious about the Olympian qualities of a thumb of land thousands of miles away that extends into the Pacific from the edge of North America. A friend’s mention of rain forests in that... |
Revelation Climax (re)
1988 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/re | Chapter 13
Buy Gold Refined by Fire
LAODICEA
1, 2. What is the location of the last of the seven congregations to receive a message from the glorified Jesus, and what are some features of the city?
LAODICEA is last of the seven congregations to receive a message from the resurrected Jesus. And what eye-opening, stimula... |
Examining the Scriptures—2021
2020 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2021 | December
Wednesday, December 1
There is . . . a time to be silent.—Eccl. 3:1, 7.
If we fail to control our speech, it can cause a lot of damage. For example, if you meet someone who lives in a land where our work is banned, are you tempted to ask him to give details about how our work is carried out in that countr... |
Young People Ask (yp)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp | Chapter 37
Why Can’t I Have a Good Time Once in a While?
ON Friday evenings, Paulinea used to go to Christian meetings. She enjoyed the discussions, but she would sometimes resent the fact that she was there and her school friends were out having a good time.
When the meeting was over, Pauline would pass by a local tee... |
Truth (tr)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tr | Chapter 21
Your Decision to Serve God
1. What reasons do we have for giving thanks and praise to Jehovah God?
THERE is so much for which to thank and praise Jehovah God. He has mercifully made provision for us to enjoy eternal life. Already he has arranged to erase the death-dealing effects of sin by providing his own... |
Is Money the Root of All Evil? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502019187 | Is Money the Root of All Evil?
The Bible’s answer
No. The Bible does not say that money is evil, nor does it identify money as the underlying cause of all bad things. The common expression “money is the root of all evil” is an incomplete and misleading Bible quotation. The Bible actually says that “the love of mone... |
FIND RELIEF FROM STRESS
Are You Stressed? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102020004 | FIND RELIEF FROM STRESS
Are You Stressed?
“Everyone has stress to some degree, yet I am overwhelmed with stress. It is not from just one big problem but from many situations, from struggles, and from seemingly unending years of caring for my physically and mentally ill husband.”—Jill.a
“My wife left me, and I had to ... |
Do You Want to Be God’s Friend? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102010015 | Do You Want to Be God’s Friend?
● How would you answer the above question? A young girl in an isolated region of the state of Guerrero, Mexico, said she didn’t think it was possible. Two girls who are Jehovah’s Witnesses were showing her the brochure You Can Be God’s Friend! in her native tongue. She was amazed that it... |
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1 | CHAPTER 20
How Can I Get Along With My Teacher?
Name your favorite teacher. ․․․․․
Why do you like that teacher? ․․․․․
Name the teacher you find it hardest to get along with. ․․․․․
YOU can choose your friends, but for much of your early life, you can’t choose your teachers. Maybe you like all of them. David, 18, says: “... |
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1 | SECTION 5
My Journal—Self-Destructive Behavior
Write about reasons why you think you might be tempted to smoke, binge drink, or take drugs.
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Describe ways that you could enjoy yourself or calm distressed feelings without resorting to self-destructive behavior.
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Proclaimers (jv)
1993 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/jv | Chapter 3
Christian Witnesses of Jehovah in the First Century
“YOU will be witnesses of me . . . to the most distant part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) With those parting words, Jesus commissioned his disciples to be witnesses. But witnesses of whom? “Witnesses of me,” said Jesus. Do these words mean that they were not to ... |
Happiness (hp)
1980 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/hp | Offer of Literature
You have now considered many of the Bible’s basic and important teachings. We would encourage you to continue to grow in knowledge of God’s Word. Aids in your doing this are:
The Bible—God’s Word or Man’s?
Making Your Family Life Happy
Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work
These Bible study... |
Examining the Scriptures—2022
2021 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2022 | November
Tuesday, November 1
When anyone replies to a matter before he hears the facts, it is foolish and humiliating.—Prov. 18:13.
From our limited viewpoint, we could judge Jonah as unreliable, even disloyal. He received a direct command from Jehovah to proclaim judgment in Nineveh. But instead of obeying, Jonah... |
Why Are There So Many Christian Denominations? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502015171 | Why Are There So Many Christian Denominations?
The Bible’s answer
People have used the teachings of Jesus Christ to form a variety of “Christian” denominations. However, the Bible indicates that there is only one true form of Christianity. Consider just three reasons for reaching this conclusion.
Jesus ... |
School (sj)
1983 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/school-sj | outputs
Page Subject
3 The Reason for This Brochure
4 Our Purpose in Life
6 Our View of the Future
8 The Moral Principles We Follow
12 Flag Salute, Anthems and Voting
17 Holidays and Celebrations
22 Extracurricular Activities
26 Class Instruction
30 Cooperation With the School System |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
What Will I Need to Do After Baptism?—Part 2: Maintain Your Integrity | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/500600117 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
What Will I Need to Do After Baptism?—Part 2: Maintain Your Integrity
The Bible says that “Jehovah will not hold back anything good from those walking in integrity.” (Psalm 84:11) What does “walking in integrity” mean? It means living in a way that shows you are keeping the promise you made to Jeho... |
Listen to God (ld)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/listen-to-god-ld | Printed Edition
Part 2
Jehovah created everything in heaven . . . and on earth. Psalm 83:18; Revelation 4:11 |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Apostasy
Definition: Apostasy is abandoning or deserting the worship and service of God, actually a rebellion against Jehovah God. Some apostates profess to know and serve God but reject teachings or requirements set out in his Word. Others claim to believe the Bible but reject Jehovah’s organization.
Should we ex... |
Youth (yy)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yy | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Your Youth—Getting the Best out of It
A person’s youth can be one of the happiest periods of life. Unfortunately, for many it is not. Changing standards have created a mixed-up world, and today’s problems often rob young people of happiness. This book is published to help them to see the s... |
Alive! With the Help of a Kidney Machine | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101985007 | Alive! With the Help of a Kidney Machine
“YOU have 10 to 15 years to live.” That was the grim estimate my doctors gave me back in 1965. But it was no real surprise. I had been having trouble with my kidneys for nearly ten years. It was a problem that got progressively worse until I finally had renal (kidney) failure. M... |
Creation (ce)
1985 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ce | Chapter 13
Instinct—Wisdom Programmed Before Birth
1. What were Darwin’s comments about instinct?
“MANY instincts are so wonderful that their development will probably appear to the reader a difficulty sufficient to overthrow my whole theory,” Darwin wrote. He evidently felt that instinct was an unanswerable difficul... |
Examining the Scriptures—2021
2020 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2021 | August
Sunday, August 1
The One who sent me is with me; he did not abandon me.—John 8:29.
Even while being persecuted, Jesus had inner peace because he knew that he was making his Father happy. He remained obedient when it was difficult for him to do so. He loved his Father and built his whole life around serving ... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
What if People Are Gossiping About Me? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502013330 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
What if People Are Gossiping About Me?
Gossip quiz
Why it hurts
The bad news—you can’t always prevent it
The good news—it doesn’t have to paralyze you
Gossip quiz
You discover that a friend has spread gossip about you. How easy is it for you to ignore what happened?
No problem
... |
Live Forever (pe)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pe | Chapter 21
Judgment Day and Afterward
1. What is a common view of Judgment Day?
WHAT PICTURE does Judgment Day call to your mind? Some imagine a great throne, and in front of it a long line of persons who have been resurrected from the dead. As each person passes before the throne, he is judged by his past deeds, all ... |
In Search (sc)
1983 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/in-search-sc | input Page/Publishers’ Page
In Search of a Father
Although the main characters in this story are not real persons, the arguments and facts discussed are real. |
STUDY ARTICLE 4
What a Simple Meal Teaches Us About a Heavenly King | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2019245 | STUDY ARTICLE 4
What a Simple Meal Teaches Us About a Heavenly King
“This means my body. . . . This means my ‘blood of the covenant.’”—MATT. 26:26-28.
SONG 16 Praise Jah for His Son, the Anointed
PREVIEWa
1-2. (a) Why can we expect that Jesus would provide us with a simple way to commemorate his death? (b) What qu... |
Isaiah’s Prophecy I (ip-1)
2000 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ip-1 | Chapter Sixteen
Trust in Jehovah for Guidance and Protection
Isaiah 20:1-6
1, 2. What danger do God’s people face in the eighth century B.C.E., and to whom are many of them inclined to turn for protection?
AS SEEN in earlier chapters of this book, God’s people face a frightening threat in the eighth century B.C.E. The ... |
Holy Spirit (hs)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/hs | Chapter 1
The Superhuman Source of Holy Spirit
1. Why was holy spirit in operation in the Garden of Eden when man and woman first met?
WHEN man and woman first met, they felt a force—the force of attraction. They fell in love with each other immediately. Although naked, unclothed, this first man and first woman were ... |
Bible Questions Answered | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2013007 | BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
What is God’s name?
Our family members all have personal names. Even pets have names! Wouldn’t it be reasonable for God to have a name? In the Bible, God has many inputs, such as God Almighty, Sovereign Lord, and Creator, but he also has a personal name.—Read Isaiah 42:8.
Many translations... |
Sing to Jehovah—New Songs (snnw)
2016 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/snnw | |
Attitude Makes a Difference! | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102016000 | Attitude Makes a Difference! |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
What if My Parents Won’t Let Me Use Social Media? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/500600124 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
What if My Parents Won’t Let Me Use Social Media?
It seems as if all your friends use social media, and they talk about it all the time. Maybe they even make fun of you because you don’t have an account. What should you know about the situation? And what can you do about it?
What you should know... |
Youth (yy)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yy | Chapter 12
Do You Finish What You Start?
1, 2. In order to have the satisfaction that comes with accomplishment, what is required of you?
MUCH of human happiness comes through accomplishment. For instance, if you decide to learn to play a guitar and you keep at it until you can, then you get enjoyment from it. But if ... |
Relax and Learn With Crosswords | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101980009 | Relax and Learn With Crosswords
MILLIONS of persons regularly do crossword puzzles. Are you one of them? If not, perhaps you have been missing something, for crosswords can help you learn while you relax.
When you endeavor to solve crossword puzzles, you will no doubt find that your vocabulary, as well as your apprecia... |
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