"Buy Truth and Never Sell It"

"Buy truth and never sell it, also wisdom and discipline and understanding." - PROVERBS 23:23.

* How can we truth from Jehovah?

* Describe five things that may be included in the price to pay for obtaining truth.

* How valuable should the truth be to us?

WHAT is  your most precious possession?  Would you be willing to exchange it for something of lesser value?  For Jehovah's dedicated worshippers, the answers to these questions are simple.  Our most precious possession is  our relationship to Jehovah, and we would not trade it for anything.  We also treasure Bible truth, which made cultivating that bond with our heavenly Father possible. - Colossians 1:9, 10. 

Just think of all that our Grand Instructor teaches us in his Word, the Bible!  He reveals the truth about his meaningful name and his appealing qualities.   He informs us about the outstanding provision of the ransom, which he lovingly provided for us by means of his Son, Jesus. Jehovah also informs us about the Messianic Kingdom, and he sets before the anointed the heavenly hope and before the "other sheep" the hope of the earthly Paradise.  (John 10:16) He  teaches us how we should conduct ourselves. We treasure these truths because they enable us to draw close to  our Creator.  They give meaning to our life.

Jehovah is a generous God. He does not hold back good from truth-seekers. Jehovah even provided the life of his dear Son as a free gift.  God would certainly not require us to pay money for the truth.  In fact, when a man named Simon offered the apostle Peter money in return for the authority to impart holy spirit, Peter rebuked him, saying:  "May your silver perish with you, because you though you could acquire the free gift of God with money." (Acts 8:18-20) What, then, is the meaning of the inspired instruction:  "Buy truth"?

Next time: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO  "BUY" TRUTH?

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