Something Better Than Protest

In addition to showing consideration and love for their fellowmen, these former vandals have learned to "hate what is bad."  (Psalm 97:10; Matthew 7:12)  What about you?  Even if you are just the one who suffers from the effects of widespread vandalism, a study of God's Word will make Jehovah real to you as a loving heavenly Father who wants to care for you. (1 Peter 5:6, 7) God can help you to grow spiritually, despite personal weaknesses or poverty. That in itself is a marvelous experience!  

Jehovah and his Son, Jesus Christ, truly want all kinds of people  to have the opportunity  to learn God's Bible truth.  God's Word can  do more than help individuals to stop being vandals right now. It can motivate them to make further progress in applying divine principles. As a result, they become members of an international brotherhood known for cleanness and  good manners, the worldwide  congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. In harmony with Ephesians 4:24, these sincere Christians have "put on the new personality which was created according to God's will in true righteousness and loyalty."  Soon the world will be filled  with such people because these will be the only ones who will survive and live forever. -Compare Luke 23:43.

Next time: A New World Free From Vandalism\

From the Watchtower magazine, 1999