The Vital Role of Love

You may have noticed that the first of the fruits of the spirit mentioned by Paul is love.  This is a quality that the Bible speaks much about Jesus said: "By this all will know that you are my disciples, If you have love among yourselves." (John 13:35)  True, Jehovah's Witnesses are not perfect.  They sometimes have personal problems among themselves just as Jesus' apostles did.  But they truly love one another, and they pray for the support of holy spirit as they cultivate this quality.

As a result, their fellowship is unique.  There is not tribalism or divisive nationalism among them.  In fact, many Witnesses who found themselves in the midst of ethnic cleansing and racial genocide during the closing years of the 20th century protected one another even at the risk of  their own lives.  Although coming  "out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues," they enjoy a unity that is difficult to comprehend until you experience it. -Revelation 7:9.

Next time: Paradise Among Those Who Do God's Will

The Watchtower, 2001