Moral Values on the Decline

All Society Benefits

People who are faithful to their mates and who are honest not only are happier themselves but are good for society in general.  Employers prefer workers who do not cheat.  We all like to have trustworthy neighbors, and we like to shop in stores run by upright businessmen.  Do we  not respect politicians, policemen, and judges who shun corruption!  The community benefits greatly when its members  behave honestly as a matter  of principle, not just when it is expedient for them to do so.  Furthermore, faithful marriage mates are the basis of stable families.  And most people would agree with the European politician who declared:  "The [traditional] family remains to this day the most important haven of human security and purpose."  The peaceful family unit is where adults and children have the best opportunity to feel emotionally  secure.  Those who are faithful in marriage are thus helping to build a stable society.

Think of how much everyone would benefit if there were not abandoned mates, divorce courts, or child-custody cases.  And what if there were no more pickpockets, shoplifters, embezzlers, corrupt officials,  or fraudulent scientists?  Does that sound like a mere dream?  Not to those who take a keen interest in the Bible and what it says about our future.  God's Word promises that Jehovah's Messianic Kingdom will soon take over the governing of all human society on earth.  Under that Kingdom all its subjects will be taught to live in accordance with Bible morals.  At that time,  "the righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it." -Psalm 37:29.

Next time: Bible Morality Is the Best Morality

Watchtower, 2000