Wednesday, November 18 Who really is the faithful and discreet slave?—Matt. 24:45. In the first century, there was hardly a reason to ask such a question. The apostles could perform miracles and even transmit miraculous gifts as proof of divine backing.So why would anyone need to ask who really was appointed by Christ to take the lead? In 1914, however, the situation was much different. The harvest [...]
Tuesday, November 17 Be sound in mind.—1 Pet. 4:7. All of us are born in sin and imperfection and thus are far from being completely sound in body or mind. In addition, many of us were once among those whose minds were “blinded” by Satan; we were once ignorant of Jehovah and his righteous standards. Hence, were we to base our decisions solely on what we feel is good and [...]
A leading churchman has avoided jail after he was caught with child pornography of the most serious level on his home computer. Highly respected Jehovah's Witness Ian Ross, from Billingham, had perverted images of girls as young as three. The 65-year-old pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children between 9 May 2013 and 11 May last year. The judge said that Ross’s behaviour had shocked his religious [...]
QUESTION: How do you feel this Paris attack relates? How does one explain that the fear and actions are not fulfilling the sign of the last days or Christ's parousia? In addition, could some say it will be an excuse to attack religion? When a person is indoctrinated with a particular point of view — in this instance, that the last days began in 1914 — [...]
QUESTION: We have read all your "peace and security" articles and someone already posed the question if it is possible that the declaration of peace and security might come after the world war and you said ‘no that is not possible’, but then on another article someone asked you in the comments and you said you weren't dogmatic. Might it be possible that a very limited [...]
Friday, November 13 Quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner.—1 Cor. 5:11. Disfellowshipping is a type of discipline from Jehovah. It protects the congregation from a bad influence and can play a role in the sinner’s recovery. Robert was disfellowshipped for nearly 16 years, during which time [...]
Wednesday, November 11 Many nations will certainly go and say: “Come, you people, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah.”—Mic. 4:2. Micah died long before that prophecy was fulfilled. Even so, he was determined to remain loyal to Jehovah even to death, no matter what others around him did. In this regard, Micah wrote: “All the peoples, for their part, will walk [...]
Tuesday, November 10 I must also declare the good news of the Kingdom of God to other cities, because for this I was sent.—Luke 4:43. When Jesus began his ministry on earth, he announced the above. For three and a half years, Jesus made this work the focal point of his life. He instructed his disciples: “As you go, preach, saying: ‘The Kingdom of the heavens [...]
Monday, November 9 You are my helper and my rescuer.—Ps. 40:17. A loving father not only provides for his children but also seeks to protect them. He would naturally try to rescue them if they were in danger. One brother remembers a specific incident that occurred when he was just a young boy. He and his father were returning home from the field service when [...]
Saturday, November 7 Consider one another . . . , encouraging one another.—Heb. 10:24, 25. In ancient Israel, the nation was to gather “in order that they may listen and in order that they may learn.” Jews in the first century had the custom of going to the synagogues to read from the Scriptures. This emphasis on meeting together continued with the formation of the Christian [...]
