Tuesday, November 24 [Abraham] came to be called Jehovah’s friend.—Jas. 2:23. Jehovah referred to the patriarch and ancestor of the Israelites as “Abraham my friend.” Second Chronicles 20:7 also calls Abraham a friend of God. What was the basis for that faithful man’s enduring friendship with his Creator? It was Abraham’s faith.Like Abraham, the more you learn about Jehovah, the stronger your faith in [...]
Saturday, November 21 O Jehovah, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our Potter; and all of us are the work of your hand.—Isa. 64:8. A potter has full authority to mold the clay into the type of vessel he wants to make. The clay has no control over the matter. So it is with man and God. The man cannot [...]
QUESTION: I am not sure if you have heard of this or even care to give it consideration, but I discovered this info about an alleged "checklist" from the Watchtower to congregational elders, directing them to destroy “evidence.” I know you were an elder and have dealt with many organizational duties. I find this to be terrible if true, and another example of the Society’s callus [...]
Thursday, November 19 The desire, when it has become fertile, gives birth to sin.—Jas. 1:15. In an attempt to break our attachment to God, Satan targets the source of our desires—our heart. By what means does Satan make our heart his target? Satan’s weapons include “the things in the world.” Over thousands of years, the Devil has carefully crafted the environment surrounding us. Since we live in this [...]
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 [...]
