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Family Happiness (fy) 1996
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fy
The Secret of Family Happiness
Creation (ce) 1985
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ce
Chapter 5 Letting the Fossil Record Speak 1. What are fossils? FOSSILS are the remains of ancient forms of life preserved in the earth’s crust. These may be skeletons or parts of them such as bones, teeth or shells. A fossil also may be some trace of the activity of what was once alive, such as an imprint or trail. Ma...
Book for All (ba) 1997
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outputs 3 A Book to Be Read 4 A Book That Is Misrepresented 6 The World’s Most Widely Distributed Book 7 How Did the Book Survive? 10 A Book That “Speaks” Living Languages 13 What the Book Contains 14 Can This Book Be Trusted? 18 Does This Book Agree With Science? 22 A Practical Book for Modern Li...
School Guidebook (sg) 1992
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Study 29 Fluent, Conversational Delivery with Proper Pronunciation 1-4. List the causes and symptoms of lack of fluency. 1 When you get up in front of an audience to give a talk, do you find that you are often groping for the right words? Or, when reading aloud, do you stumble over certain expressions? If so, you have...
Mankind’s Search for God (sh) 1990
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sh
Chapter 15 A Return to the True God “I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves.”​—John 13:34, 35. 1, 2. What should be the effects of love among true Christia...
Examining the Scriptures—2022 2021
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Our Christian Life and Ministry Bible Reading Schedule for 2022 January 3 Judges 15-16 10 Judges 17-19 17 Judges 20-21 24 Ruth 1-2 31 Ruth 3-4 February 7 1 Samuel 1-2 14 1 Samuel 3-5 21 1 Samuel 6-8 28 1 Samuel 9-11 March 7 1 Samuel 12-13 14 1 Samuel 14-15 21 1 Samuel 16-17 28 1 Samuel 18-19 ...
Watching the World
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Watching the World Alcoholism in Mexico Studies conducted by the Mexican Institute of Social Security indicated that there were more than four million alcoholics in Mexico in 1991. But by 1997, that number may have doubled, reports Mexico City’s newspaper El Universal. It quotes Alcoholics Anonymous as saying that of t...
“All Scripture” (si) 1990
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Bible Book Number 63​—2 John Writer: Apostle John Place Written: Ephesus, or near Writing Completed: c. 98 C.E. 1. To whom may Second John have been written? JOHN’S second letter is short​—it could have been written on a single sheet of papyrus—​but it is full of meaning. It is addressed “to the chosen lady and to her...
“Good Land” (gl) 2003
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Israel in Its Surroundings JEHOVAH told Abraham: ‘Go from Ur in Mesopotamia to the country that I shall show you.’ That country was inhabited and surrounded by other nations.​—Ge 12:1-3; 15:17-21. As God’s people moved away from Egypt, they knew that they might face resistance from enemies, such as “the despots of Moa...
United in Worship (uw) 1983
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/uw
Chapter 20 Life and Blood​—Do You Treat Them as Sacred? 1. (a) How does God view life? (b) How can we demonstrate that we appreciate God’s gift of life? IT SHOULD NOT surprise us that God’s viewpoint toward life is very different from that of the world. To God, human life is sacred. Do you view it in that way? We are ...
Sing Praises (ssb) 1984
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb
Song 10 Be Steadfast, Unmovable! (1 Corinthians 15:58) 1. As the last days move along to the end, Wisely in service ourselves we expend. Firm and unmovable we want to be, Serving our God faithfully. (Chorus) 2. Pleasures from Satan’s old system abound. Great is the need for our mind to keep sound. If we keep steadfast,...
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl) 2023
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl
Disrespect What kind of disrespectful actions and attitude should we avoid? Ps 10:13; 3Jo 9, 10 See also Ps 74:10, 18; Jude 8, 10 Relevant Bible account(s): 1Sa 2:12-17, 22-25, 27-30​—The sons of High Priest Eli treat Jehovah’s worship with disrespect, and Eli fails to discipline them, showing disrespect for Jehova...
Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Trying to Earn Salvation by Their Door-to-Door Ministry?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502012529
Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Trying to Earn Salvation by Their Door-to-Door Ministry? No. We engage regularly in our door-to-door ministry, but we don’t believe that we earn our salvation by doing such work. (Ephesians 2:8) Why not? Think of this comparison: Imagine that a benevolent man promised an expensive gift to ev...
Worldwide Security (ws) 1986
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ws
Chapter 2 The “Prince of Peace” Faces Armageddon 1, 2. (a) What thrilling words did God inspire the prophet Isaiah to speak? (b) When did these words begin to be fulfilled? IN THE eighth century before our Common Era, the prophet Isaiah was inspired to say to God’s people: “For there has been a child born to us, there...
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2) 2008
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2
SECTION 6 Your Parents Parents have the benefit of hindsight. They’ve already navigated the maze of physical and emotional changes that are part of adolescence. Ideally, they should be in the best position to guide you through the maze. Sometimes, though, parents can seem to be part of the problem​—not the solution. Fo...
Sing Praises (ssb) 1984
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb
Song 80 Walking in the Name of Our God (Micah 4:5) 1. Great Sov’reign in heav’n, Jehovah our God, For all of your love, you we want to laud. You pardon our sins; you show us life’s way. Lord, here in your service we choose to stay. 2. Our foes now abound. They make up a host. And in their false gods they make loud thei...
“All Scripture” (si) 1990
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si
Bible Book Number 22​—The Song of Solomon Writer: Solomon Place Written: Jerusalem Writing Completed: c. 1020 B.C.E. 1. In what respect is this the “Song of the songs”? “THE whole world was not worthy of the day in which this sublime Song was given to Israel.” Thus the Jewish “rabbi” Akiba, who lived in the first cent...
Spirits of the Dead (sp) 2005
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input Page/Publishers’ Page Spirits of the Dead—Can They Help You or Harm You? Do They Really Exist? 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 quo...
Hemingway and the Fascist Salute
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Hemingway and the Fascist Salute In 1938 the famous writer Ernest Hemingway was upset by two photographs. One showed a line of dead children in Barcelona, Spain, killed by bombs dropped by Franco’s forces in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). In fact, on that occasion, out of 875 killed, 118 were children. Hemingway wond...
Sing Praises (ssb) 1984
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb
Song 58 Jehovah, “the God of All Comfort” (2 Corinthians 1:3-7) 1. Great indeed the comfort God supplies; For us he has affection. We must comfort others with his Word, Under his Son’s direction. 2. Suff’ring and affliction now abound; Of them we all are sharers. But Jehovah God will warm our hearts, Since we’re his wi...
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1) 2011
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1
SECTION 1 Dealing With Family 7 Communication 14 Arguing 21 Freedom 28 Divorce 34 Remarriage 40 Siblings 49 Leaving Home
How Do Jehovah’s Witnesses View Education?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502018291
How Do Jehovah’s Witnesses View Education? We base our view of education on the principles found in the Bible. Each Witness uses his Bible-trained conscience to determine how to apply godly principles such as the following.a Education is vital Education should be viewed objectively Higher education can lead to mo...
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2) 2008
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2
CHAPTER 11 What About Online Friendships? Which form of communication do you prefer? □ Face-to-face □ Phone □ Computer Whom do you find it easiest to converse with? □ Classmates □ Family members □ Fellow Christians Where does your communication tend to be least inhibited? □ At school □ At home □ At congregation meeting...
Examining the Scriptures—2020 2019
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April Wednesday, April 1 [Jesus] said to Peter: “Get behind me, Satan! . . . You think, not God’s thoughts, but those of men.”​—Matt. 16:23. What about us? Do we think God’s thoughts or those of this world? Granted, we have likely conformed our conduct to God’s requirements. But what about our thinking? Are we brin...
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1) 2011
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1
CHAPTER 16 Is It Normal to Grieve the Way I Do? Although this chapter specifically deals with the death of a parent, the principles discussed apply when any family member or close friend passes away. “When Mom died, I felt completely lost and empty. She was the glue that held our family together.”​—Karyn. FEW things in...
The Secret Behind the Bubbles
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102002006
The Secret Behind the Bubbles BY AWAKE! WRITER IN FRANCE AROUND THE WORLD, CHAMPAGNE is synonymous with festivity and celebration. Indeed, the sparkle and bubbles that characterize this beverage are a hallmark of many happy occasions. Many credit Dom Pérignon with inventing champagne. Whatever the case, he certainly di...
Examining the Scriptures—2021 2020
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November Monday, November 1 Consider others superior to you.​—Phil. 2:3. Today, many people who are considered wise would ridicule the Bible’s counsel about self-importance. They would say that considering others superior to you would make you vulnerable and that others would take advantage of you. But what fruitag...
How to Control Worry
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100018
How to Control Worry Excessive worry can harm you physically and emotionally. It might even lead to bigger problems than the problem you originally worried about. Tips to limit worrying Limit your intake of negative news. There is only so much you need to know about a crisis. Overexposure to calamitous rep...
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK How Can I Get Motivated to Exercise?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502019478
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK How Can I Get Motivated to Exercise? Why should I exercise? What’s holding me back? How can I get the exercise I need? Be balanced What your peers say Why should I exercise? In some lands, young people are spending less time being physically active, and it is putting their health at risk....
Football Fervor—Is It Worth It?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101983006
Football Fervor​—Is It Worth It? By “Awake!” correspondent in Spain IT WAS just a few minutes before eight o’clock on Sunday evening, June 13, 1982. It is estimated that 1,500 million people had centered their attention on King Juan Carlos who was giving a brief discourse. What was he talking about that would capture t...
What if My Parents Are Divorcing?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502012514
What if My Parents Are Divorcing? What you can do Discuss your concerns. Let your parents know how sad or confused you are. Maybe they will be able to explain what is happening and thus lessen your anxiety. If your parents are unable to give you the support you need, you may be able to confide in a mature friend.—P...
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK How Can I Deal With Sexual Harassment?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502012536
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK How Can I Deal With Sexual Harassment? What is sexual harassment? What if I’m being sexually harassed? What would I do? What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment includes any unwanted sexual behavior​—including touching or even making comments of a sexual nature. But sometimes the line can ...
“All Scripture” (si) 1990
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si
Bible Book Number 12​—2 Kings Writer: Jeremiah Places Written: Jerusalem and Egypt Writing Completed: 580 B.C.E. Time Covered: c. 920–580 B.C.E. 1. What histories are related in Second Kings, and in vindication of what? THE book of Second Kings continues to trace the turbulent course of the kingdoms of Israel and Juda...
Youth (yy) 1976
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yy
outputs PAGE CHAPTER 5 1 Living for Today and Tomorrow 9 2 Why You Can Look to the Future with Confidence 18 3 Growing into Manhood 25 4 Moving into Womanhood 35 5 Masturbation and Homosexuality 44 6 Caring for Yourself Physically 50 7 Your Clothes and Appearance Talk​—About You 5...
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1) 2011
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1
CHAPTER 38 How Can I Make Worship of God Enjoyable? Josh, 16, is sprawled on his bed. His mom stands at the doorway. “Joshua, get up!” she says sternly. “You know it’s a meeting night!” Josh is being raised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and attendance at Christian meetings is a part of the family routine. Lately, thou...
When You Feel Like Giving Up on Life
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When You Feel Like Giving Up on Life EACH year tens of thousands of people in the United States alone attempt to take their own life. The Bible gives a fundamental reason why many are in such a state of despair. It explains that we live in “critical times hard to deal with.” People feel the pressures of life with great...
Paradise Restored (pm) 1972
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pm
Chapter 8 Mercy to the Persecuted but Judgment to Persecutors 1. How much time was it after Haggai’s final prophecy before another inspired message came to the temple builders, and what had they done meantime? AT THE Jerusalem of the days of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah the time had now moved into the first quart...
Family Life (fl) 1978
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Chapter 6 Love, “a Perfect Bond of Union” 1-6. (a) What can happen when marriage mates are too involved with their own feelings? (b) Heeding what Scriptural principles could prevent the buildup of a serious argument? ‘WHY can’t we ever have supper on time?’ her husband snapped, tired of waiting and worn out after a ha...
Table of outputs
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Table of outputs January 1, 2015 © 2015 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania COVER SUBJECT A Government Free of Corruption PAGES 3-7 The Poison of Government Corruption 3 God’s Kingdom​—A Government With No Corruption 4 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE The Bible Changes LivesBible Truth Satisfied My Thirst for Ans...
“One Small Act of Honesty”
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/500200100
“One Small Act of Honesty” Danielle, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in South Africa, found a bag that a customer had left behind in a coffee shop. Inside the bag was a wallet with money and credit cards. Determined to return the bag to its owner, Danielle searched for an address or phone number but found only a man’s n...
“Look!” booklet (mn) 1970
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Offer of Literature “Your Will Be Done on Earth,” based on the prophecy of Daniel, is a revealing account of the nations’ fatal struggle against God’s righteous kingdom now at hand. To learn what God’s will is for you, obtain and read this book. Hard bound, beautiful embossed cover in green with input stamped in gold, ...
Greatest Man (gt) 1991
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Chapter 63 Further Corrective Counsel WHILE Jesus and his apostles are still in the house in Capernaum, something besides the apostles’ argument over who is the greatest is discussed. This is an incident that may also have occurred on their return to Capernaum, when Jesus was not personally present. The apostle John re...
Good News (gh) 1976
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gh
input Page/​Publishers’ Page Good News to Make You Happy Is there any good news for mankind today? Yes, there is! It is “good news of a great joy that all the people will have”​—earth wide. It touches the life of each one of us now, and it tells of a glorious future in which you and your loved ones may share. It is goo...
Sing Praises (ssb) 1984
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb
Song 167 Thanks to the Giver of Life (Psalm 36:9) 1. Thank you, Jehovah, our heav’nly Father. What can we do but give you heartfelt praise? Following closely Christ Jesus’ footsteps, Our dedicated, earnest hands we raise. 2. Happy are we, great Sov’reign eternal; Heaven and earth serve all your just demands. All that w...
Wisdom for Life and Happiness
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102021004
Wisdom for Life and Happiness “Although I feel sad when I see the badness in the world​—wars, poverty, disease, and the mistreatment of children—​I am no longer without hope.”​—RANI.a Rani found real happiness when she learned about the Source of true wisdom​—our Creator, the almighty God. As you read the followin...
Why Give to the One Who Has Everything?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2018245
Why Give to the One Who Has Everything? “O our God, we thank you and praise your beautiful name.”​—1 CHRON. 29:13. SONGS: 80, 50 WHAT DO YOU THINK? Why does Jehovah expect us to use our valuable things to give back to him? How did faithful ones in the past support the activities of Jehovah’s representatives financial...
No Part of the World?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101995008
No Part of the World? BY AWAKE! CORRESPONDENT IN GERMANY “THEY are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world.” (John 17:16) With these words Jesus described the absolute neutrality of his followers toward political affairs. Do professed Christians today measure up to this standard? Consider the following ...
Youth (yy) 1976
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yy
Chapter 23 What Do You Want out of Life? 1-6. (a) To get the best out of life, what must you be willing to do? (b) For you to have a happy life, what is even more important than excelling in a certain career? (c) Why can the Bible help you in this? IN YOUTH your life is largely ahead of you. It probably seems to stret...
Sing Praises (ssb) 1984
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb
Song 192 Making Known the Kingdom Truth (Acts 20:20, 21) 1. There was a time we did not know The way a Christian ought to go. But then Jehovah sent the light, His Kingdom truth so clear and bright. 2. Our privilege we then did see To serve the grand Theocracy, To make well-known Jehovah’s fame, Thus glorifying his grea...
Youth (yy) 1976
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yy
Chapter 15 Drugs​—Key to Real Living? 1, 2. (a) To what extent are drugs used among the folks that you know? (b) Why do young folks use drugs? LIKELY you have drugs​—tranquilizers, “pep pills”—​of some kind in your home, for today many of us live in a drug-obsessed society. For example, in the United States sales of t...
What Is the Unforgivable Sin?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502016103
What Is the Unforgivable Sin? The Bible’s answer The unforgivable sin refers to actions accompanied by an attitude that keeps a sinner from ever receiving God’s forgiveness. How could such a disposition develop? God forgives those who repent of their sins, follow his standards in their life, and exercise faith in J...
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1) 2011
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1
SECTION 1 My Journal​—Dealing With Family Describe a problem that you have recently had with a family member. ․․․․․ Using the suggestions you’ve read in this section, write about how you might resolve that problem. ․․․․․
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED Luke 1:37—“For With God Nothing Shall Be Impossible”
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BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED Luke 1:37—“For With God Nothing Shall Be Impossible” “For no declaration will be impossible for God.”—Luke 1:37, New World Translation. “For with God nothing shall be impossible.”—Luke 1:37, King James Version. Meaning of Luke 1:37 Almighty God can do things that are impossible from a hum...
Table of outputs
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Table of outputs January 15, 2008 Study Edition STUDY ARTICLES FOR THE WEEKS OF: February 11-17, 2008 “Keep Watching the Ministry Which You Accepted in the Lord” PAGE 4 SONGS TO BE USED: 193, 151 February 18-24, 2008 Pay Attention to Your “Art of Teaching” PAGE 8 SONGS TO BE USED: 6, 123 February 25, 2008–March 2, 2008...
FIND RELIEF FROM STRESS What Causes Stress?
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FIND RELIEF FROM STRESS What Causes Stress? “Most adults report being under increasing levels of stress,” says the well-known Mayo Clinic. “Modern life is filled with change and uncertainty.” Consider just some of the changes and uncertainties that contribute to stress: divorce the death of a loved one seve...
How the Incas Lost Their Golden Empire
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How the Incas Lost Their Golden Empire BY AWAKE! CORRESPONDENT IN PERU Sunrise. The snowcapped Andes were painted a soft pink by rays of light shooting into the morning sky. Early risers among the Indian folk took in the warmth dispelling the chill of the cold night at altitudes of 14,000 feet. [4,300 m] Slowly, the su...
Creator (ct) 1998
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Chapter Four How Unique You Are! BEFORE starting your activities each morning, do you glance in a mirror to check your appearance? You may not have time to be contemplative then. But take a moment now to marvel at what is involved as you take such a simple glance. Your eyes enable you to view yourself in full color, ev...
Revelation Climax (re) 1988
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Chapter 20 A Multitudinous Great Crowd 1. After describing the sealing of the 144,000, what other group does John see? HAVING described the sealing of the 144,000, John goes on to report one of the most exciting revelations in all Scripture. His heart must have leaped with joy as he reported it, saying: “After these t...
“All Scripture” (si) 1990
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si
Bible Book Number 45​—Romans Writer: Paul Place Written: Corinth Writing Completed: c. 56 C.E. 1. What does Paul discuss in his letter to the Romans? IN Acts we watched Paul, formerly a violent persecutor of Jewish Christians, become Christ’s zealous apostle to the non-Jewish nations. With Romans we begin the 14 books...
Live Again (T-35) 2013
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Can the Dead Really Live Again? Would you say . . . yes? no? maybe? WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS “There is going to be a resurrection.”​—Acts 24:15, New World Translation. WHAT THAT CAN MEAN FOR YOU Comfort when loved ones die.​—2 Corinthians 1:3, 4. Freedom from a morbid fear of de...
Mankind’s Search for God (sh) 1990
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Subject Index Abel: 349 Abram, Abraham, forefather of the Jews: 206-7 origin: 206-7 Agnostic, definition: 7 Ahimsa (nonviolence): 105-6 Gandhi’s viewpoint: 113 Jainism: 104-5 Albigenses: 309 formation of: 281-2 persecuted: 282 Alchemy, Taoist: 170-2 Alexander the Great, welcomed by Jews: 213 Allāh, God to Muslims: 284,...
Reasoning (rs) 1989
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How to Use “Reasoning From the Scriptures” The pattern to follow in helping others to understand the Bible is that provided by Jesus Christ and his apostles. In answer to questions, Jesus quoted scriptures and at times used appropriate illustrations that would help honest-hearted persons to be receptive to what the...
Greatest Man (gt) 1991
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt
Chapter 126 “Certainly This Was God’s Son” JESUS has not been on the stake long when, at midday, a mysterious, three-hour-long darkness occurs. A solar eclipse is not responsible, since these take place only at the time of the new moon and the moon is full at Passover time. Moreover, solar eclipses last only a few minu...
How to Overcome Feelings of Insecurity
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2016007
How to Overcome Feelings of Insecurity NOTHING seems more helpless than a newborn baby. When we came into the world our security depended entirely on our parents. When we learned to walk, we met strangers who towered over us like giants. They frightened us unless our parents were close at hand. But we felt safe whe...
Isaiah’s Prophecy I (ip-1) 2000
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ip-1
input Page/​Publishers’ Page Isaiah’s Prophecy​—Light for All Mankind I Photo Credits: ▪ Cover: Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah: Courtesy of the Shrine of the Scroll, Israel Museum ▪ Page 63: Landscape: Pictorial Archive (Near Eastern History) Est. ▪ Page 122: Photo: Garo Nalbandian ▪ Page 156: Left: Photograph taken by cour...
The First Hurdle—Oral Argument Before the Supreme Court
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102003003
The First Hurdle​—Oral Argument Before the Supreme Court THE DATE SET for the oral argument before Chief Justice William Rehnquist and eight associate justices of the Supreme Court was February 26, 2002. The interests of Jehovah’s Witnesses were represented by a team of four attorneys. The lead attorney for the Witness...
Isaiah’s Prophecy I (ip-1) 2000
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Chapter Nine Trust in Jehovah in the Face of Adversity Isaiah 7:1–8:18 1. Why will Christians today benefit by examining Isaiah chapters 7 and 8? ISAIAH chapters 7 and 8 are a study in contrasts. Isaiah and Ahaz both belonged to a nation dedicated to Jehovah; both had God-given assignments, one as a prophet, the other...
God’s Word (gm) 1989
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Chapter 4 How Believable Is the “Old Testament”? In the next few chapters, we will discuss some of the charges leveled against the Bible by modern critics. Some charge that the Bible contradicts itself and is “unscientific,” and these accusations will be taken up later. But first, consider the often-made charge that th...
“All Scripture” (si) 1990
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Bible Book Number 17​—Esther Writer: Mordecai Places Written: Shushan, Elam Writing Completed: c. 475 B.C.E. Time Covered: 493-c. 475 B.C.E. 1. What story unfolds in the book of Esther? SIMPLY told, here is the story of Ahasuerus, king of Persia, thought by some to be Xerxes I, whose disobedient wife Vashti is replace...
God’s Word (gm) 1989
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Chapter 1 Why Read the Bible? We are living in a world with too many problems and far too few answers. Many millions regularly go hungry. Increasing numbers are addicted to drugs. More and more families are breaking up. Incest and family violence are constantly in the news. The air we breathe and the water we drink are...
The Most Populous Nation in Africa
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The Most Populous Nation in Africa A country where 250 languages are spoken. Here are people who are outspoken but willing to discuss religion. Read about them in the 1986 YEARBOOK OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES. As you read this report from Nigeria, you will share the fascinating experiences of those who have taught the Bible...
School (sj) 1983
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input Page/​Publishers’ Page School and Jehovah’s Witnesses Scripture quotations in this brochure are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, 1981 Edition.
The Truth About God and Christ
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The Truth About God and Christ Although humans worship many gods, there is only one true God. (John 17:3) He is “the Supreme One,” the Creator of everything and the Source of all life. He alone is worthy of our worship.​—Daniel 7:18; Revelation 4:11. Who Is God? God’s name appears in the original text SOME 7,0...
Life (lp) 1977
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Chapter 3 A Paradise Home Ahead 1-3. (a) Why is it not reasonable to suppose that man will be allowed to abuse the earth until it becomes a lifeless sphere? (b) Can man, by observing creation and by his own reasoning, discover why things are as they are, and what God’s purpose is? (Job 28:12-14, 28) (c) Where can we g...
Table of outputs
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Table of outputs January 2014 © 2014 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. COVER SUBJECT A Unique Web Site PAGES 2-6 7 Watching the World 8 InterviewA Microbiologist Explains Her Faith 10 Help for the FamilyHow to Resist Peer Pressure 12 The Bible’s ViewpointCreation 14 Lands and PeoplesA Visit ...
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED Acts 1:8—“You Shall Receive Power”
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BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED Acts 1:8—“You Shall Receive Power” “You will receive power when the holy spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses of me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the most distant part of the earth.”—Acts 1:8, New World Translation. “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit ha...
Survival (su) 1984
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Chapter 16 What Will You Personally Do? 1. What decision must be made on a personal basis? THE decision to serve Jehovah is not one that anyone else can make for you. If your marriage mate is a faithful servant of God, that can be a priceless blessing. Similarly, if your parents love Jehovah, you are in a favored posi...
“Kingdom Come” (kc) 1981
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Chapter 2 The King of Eternity 1. Why should we have confidence in God as a real Father? JESUS opened “the Lord’s Prayer” by addressing God as “our Father.” No, not just the Father of Jesus Christ, but eventually the Father of all mankind who obediently worship this loving “Hearer of prayer.” (Psalm 65:2) As “King of ...
Great Teacher (te) 1971
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Chapter 16 The Man Who Was Dead Four Days ISN’T it wonderful to be alive? Do you enjoy life?⁠— I enjoy living. When we are alive we can do so many interesting things. But did you know that no man has lived forever?⁠— Sooner or later all persons have died. Do you know of someone who has died?⁠— Once a good friend of Jes...
Spirits of the Dead (sp) 2005
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Introduction “I grew up in a small village in the northern province,” relates Dauda from Sierra Leone. “Once, when I was a boy, there was a land dispute between my family and another family. Both claimed the same land. To settle the matter, a medicine man was called in. He gave another man a mirror, then cover...
“All Scripture” (si) 1990
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Bible Book Number 13​—1 Chronicles Writer: Ezra Place Written: Jerusalem (?) Time of Writing: c. 460 B.C.E. Time Covered: After 1 Chronicles 9:44: 1077–1037 B.C.E. 1. In what ways is First Chronicles an essential and beneficial part of the divine record? IS First Chronicles just a dry list of genealogies? Is it merely...
Jesus—The Way (jy) 2015
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input Page/​Publishers’ Page Jesus​—The Way, the Truth, the Life An account of the life and ministry of Jesus that reveals what he was like, what he taught and did, and how you can benefit. This publication is not for sale. It is provided as part of a worldwide Bible educational work supported by voluntary donatio...
Great Teacher (te) 1971
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Chapter 26 Children Who Praise God HAVE you ever stopped to think why you have a mouth? How do you use it?⁠— It is certainly true that we need the mouth for eating. But the mouth isn’t only for eating. Most of us eat just a few times a day. But isn’t it true that you use your mouth much more for talking?⁠— Your lips, y...
Proclaimers (jv) 1993
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Chapter 16 Meetings for Worship, Instruction, and Encouragement CONGREGATION meetings are an important part of the activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Even when circumstances make it very difficult, they endeavor to attend their meetings regularly, in harmony with the Bible’s exhortation: “Let us consider one another to i...
Learn From the Bible (lfb) 2017
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Introduction to Section 8 Jehovah blessed Solomon with great wisdom and gave him the privilege of building the temple, but he gradually left Jehovah. If you are a parent, explain to your child how false worshippers turned Solomon away from God. The kingdom was divided, and bad kings led the nation into apostasy and...
Imitate (ia) 2013
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Imitate Their Faith
A STEP TOWARD MEETING THE CHALLENGE Moral Education
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Parents teach their children love by example A STEP TOWARD MEETING THE CHALLENGE Moral Education While on a school trip, some teenage boys were accused of sexually assaulting another male student. All attended a prestigious private school in Canada. After the incident, Leonard Stern wrote in the Ottawa Citizen n...
Reasoning (rs) 1989
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False Prophets Definition: Individuals and organizations proclaiming messages that they attribute to a superhuman source but that do not originate with the true God and are not in harmony with his revealed will. How can true prophets and false ones be identified? True prophets make known their faith in Jesus, but ...
Disarmament or Delusion?
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Disarmament or Delusion? “Removing the threat of a world war​—a nuclear war—​is the most acute and urgent task of the present day. Mankind is confronted with a choice: we must halt the arms race and proceed to disarmament or face annihilation.”​—Final Document of the United Nations First Special Session on Disarmament,...
God’s Laws on Hygiene Were Ahead of Their Time
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God’s Laws on Hygiene Were Ahead of Their Time Shortly before the nation of Israel entered the Promised Land some 35 centuries ago, God said that he would protect them against “the terrible diseases” that they had known in Egypt. (Deuteronomy 7:15) One way he did this was by giving them detailed instructions on dis...
Did You Know?
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Did You Know? Did Pontius Pilate have reason to fear Caesar? To pressure the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate into executing Jesus, the Jewish leaders said: “If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar.” (John 19:12) The “Caesar” mentioned here was Roman Emperor Tiberius. Would Pilate have had any reason to fe...
Survival (su) 1984
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Chapter 7 Act Wisely in the Face of Calamity 1. Why did people perish needlessly (a) when the Titanic sank? (b) when Mount Pelée exploded? WHEN warned by a reliable source that disaster is impending, wise persons take action to safeguard their lives. (Proverbs 22:3) But countless thousands have perished needlessly bec...
Sing Praises (ssb) 1984
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Song 189 Proclaiming Jehovah’s Day of Vengeance (Isaiah 61:2) 1. The trumpets now are sounding; The call is loud and clear. Jehovah’s day of vengeance Is drawing ever near. We tell it out with boldness, Though men may frown and scorn. The warning must be given; God’s Kingdom has been born. 2. The battle is Jehovah’s. H...
Finding a Marriage Mate
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Finding a Marriage Mate “IF YOU would marry wisely, marry your equal,” said a poet. ‘But who is my equal?’ you might well ask. And so the answer starts not with a look across the dance floor, but with an honest look at yourself. You too have faults, personality flaws; you do not offer perfection. On the other hand, you...
Great Teacher (te) 1971
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Chapter 12 Tempted by the Devil DID anyone ever ask you to do something that was wrong?⁠— Did he dare you to do it? Or did he say it would be fun and that it would not really be wrong to do it?⁠— When someone does this to us, he is trying to tempt us. What should we do when we are tempted? Should we give in and do what...
School Guidebook (sg) 1992
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Study 10 Developing the Art of Teaching 1-3. What does teaching involve, and what opportunities to teach do we have? 1 As true Christians we look to Jehovah God and Jesus Christ as our Great Teachers. We join with the psalmist who prayed to Jehovah: “Teach me to do your will.” (Ps. 143:10) We are also of the same mind...
School Guidebook (sg) 1992
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outputs PAGE STUDY 5 1 Speaking Delightful Words of Truth 9 2 The Theocratic Ministry School Brings Benefits 14 3 The Bible—Our Principal Textbook 19 4 How to Read and Remember 24 5 Be a Good Listener 29 6 ‘Apply Yourself to Public Reading’ 33 7 Study Is Rewarding 39 8 The Val...
Examining the Scriptures—2022 2021
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Examining the Scriptures Daily​—2022
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK What Should I Know About Online Photo Sharing?
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YOUNG PEOPLE ASK What Should I Know About Online Photo Sharing? You’re having a great vacation, and you want to tell your friends all about it! But how? Will you send each one a postcard? write an e-mail to all your friends? post photos online? When your grandparents were...
Isaiah’s Prophecy I (ip-1) 2000
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Chapter Twenty-two Isaiah Foretells Jehovah’s ‘Strange Deed’ Isaiah 28:1–29:24 1, 2. Why do Israel and Judah feel secure? FOR a brief moment, Israel and Judah feel secure. Their leaders have forged political alliances with larger, more powerful nations, in an effort to find safety in a dangerous world. Samaria, the cap...