You Can Succeed

“Those sowing seed with tears will reap even with a joyful cry,” the Bible says. (Psalm 126:5) How is that verse relevant? Well, if you work hard to apply right principles under difficult conditions, your tears will eventually be replaced with joy as you experience God’s blessing.

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LET GOD’S WORD STRENGTHEN YOU

Go on bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the accurate knowledge of God.—Col. 1:10. Good work, as mentioned in today’s text, includes the preaching of the good news. So when we read God’s Word and meditate on it, our faith in Jehovah is strengthened and the importance of sharing

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Faith Helps Us to Exercise Patience

Having commented on oppressive rich ones of the world, James next encourages oppressed Christians to exercise patience. (James 5:7, 8) If believers bore their hardships patiently, they would be rewarded for faithfulness during Christ’s presence, when judgment would come upon their oppressors. (Matt

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Anointed Christians—A Spiritual Temple.

Since these underpriests are “God’s building,” he will not let this spiritual temple suffer defilement. Paul emphasizes the holiness of this spiritual temple, and the danger to one who attempts to defile it, when he writes: “Do you not know that you people are God’s temple, and that the spirit of G

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Anointed Christians—A Spiritual Temple.

Since these underpriests are “God’s building,” he will not let this spiritual temple suffer defilement. Paul emphasizes the holiness of this spiritual temple, and the danger to one who attempts to defile it, when he writes: “Do you not know that you people are God’s temple, and that the spirit of G

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Anointed Christians—A Spiritual Temple.

Since these underpriests are “God’s building,” he will not let this spiritual temple suffer defilement. Paul emphasizes the holiness of this spiritual temple, and the danger to one who attempts to defile it, when he writes: “Do you not know that you people are God’s temple, and that the spirit of G

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Faith Helps Us to Exercise Patience

Having commented on oppressive rich ones of the world, James next encourages oppressed Christians to exercise patience. (James 5:7, 8) If believers bore their hardships patiently, they would be rewarded for faithfulness during Christ’s presence, when judgment would come upon their oppressors. (Matt

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Faith Helps Us to Exercise Patience

Having commented on oppressive rich ones of the world, James next encourages oppressed Christians to exercise patience. (James 5:7, 8) If believers bore their hardships patiently, they would be rewarded for faithfulness during Christ’s presence, when judgment would come upon their oppressors. (Matt

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Faith Helps Us to Exercise Patience

Having commented on oppressive rich ones of the world, James next encourages oppressed Christians to exercise patience. (James 5:7, 8) If believers bore their hardships patiently, they would be rewarded for faithfulness during Christ’s presence, when judgment would come upon their oppressors. (Matt

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KEEP ON GUARD—IN WHAT AREAS?

Each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by his own desire.—Jas. 1:14. Do you know in which areas you are most easily tempted? It does us no good to fool ourselves by denying our weaknesses or concluding that we are too strong to fall into wrongdoing. (1 John 1:8) After all, Paul indica

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“Carry On as Men”

How, though, can a young man prove himself to be a real man? Certainly not by fathering illegitimate children. The Bible exhorts: “Stay awake, stand firm in the faith, carry on as men, grow mighty. Let all your affairs take place with love.”—1 Corinthians 16:13, 14. Notice that ‘carrying on as m

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Maintaining Cleanness When Bringing Gifts

“Ascribe to Jehovah the glory belonging to his name; carry a gift and come into his courtyards. Bow down to Jehovah in holy adornment,”—Ps. 96:8, 9. THE holiness, purity or cleanness of Jehovah requires that his people remain pure. (1 Pet. 1:14-16) This fact was deeply impressed on the Israelit

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Maintaining Cleanness When Bringing Gifts

“Ascribe to Jehovah the glory belonging to his name; carry a gift and come into his courtyards. Bow down to Jehovah in holy adornment,”—Ps. 96:8, 9. THE holiness, purity or cleanness of Jehovah requires that his people remain pure. (1 Pet. 1:14-16) This fact was deeply impressed on the Israelit

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Maintaining Cleanness When Bringing Gifts

“Ascribe to Jehovah the glory belonging to his name; carry a gift and come into his courtyards. Bow down to Jehovah in holy adornment,”—Ps. 96:8, 9. THE holiness, purity or cleanness of Jehovah requires that his people remain pure. (1 Pet. 1:14-16) This fact was deeply impressed on the Israelit

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“Carry On as Men”

How, though, can a young man prove himself to be a real man? Certainly not by fathering illegitimate children. The Bible exhorts: “Stay awake, stand firm in the faith, carry on as men, grow mighty. Let all your affairs take place with love.”—1 Corinthians 16:13, 14. Notice that ‘carrying on as m

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“Carry On as Men”

How, though, can a young man prove himself to be a real man? Certainly not by fathering illegitimate children. The Bible exhorts: “Stay awake, stand firm in the faith, carry on as men, grow mighty. Let all your affairs take place with love.”—1 Corinthians 16:13, 14. Notice that ‘carrying on as m

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“Carry On as Men”

How, though, can a young man prove himself to be a real man? Certainly not by fathering illegitimate children. The Bible exhorts: “Stay awake, stand firm in the faith, carry on as men, grow mighty. Let all your affairs take place with love.”—1 Corinthians 16:13, 14. Notice that ‘carrying on as m

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How to Remain Loyal When We Face Tests of Faith

“Lord, whom shall we go away to? You have sayings of everlasting life.”—JOHN 6:68. We can remain loyal to Jehovah no matter what tests of faith we may face.

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THE LIVING GOD WILL STRENGTHEN YOU

God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but along with the temptation he will also make the way out so that you may be able to endure it.—1 Cor. 10:13. Seeing Jehovah as a living Person will allow us to view our trials properly. How so? We begin to see our

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“You Heard That It Was Said”

In the sixth and final example, Jesus clearly showed how the Mosaic Law was weakened by rabbinic tradition: “You heard that it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you.” (Matthew 5:43, 44)

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