Respect the Gift of Life - Conclusion of HOW GOD FEELS ABOUT LIFE

How can we show Jehovah that we view our own life and the lives of others as precious?  By not doing anything that will endanger our life or other  people's lives.  So we will not use tobacco or betel nut or abuse drugs, because they harm us and may kill us.

 God gave us our life and our body, and we should use them as he as wants us to.  So we need to take good care of our body.  If we don't, we will become unclean in God's eyes.  (Romans 6:19; 12:1;  2 Corinthians 7:1) We cannot worship Jehovah, who gave us life, if we do not view life  as precious.  Even though it may be very hard to stop bad habits, Jehovah will help us we we are making the effort because we view life as precious. 

We have learned that life is a precious precious gift. Jehovah trust us that we will do our very best never to endanger our own life or the lives of others.  We do this by the way we drive our car, motorbike, or other vehicle.  We avoid dangerous or violent sports.  ( Psalm 11:5)  We also do our best to make our home safe. Jehovah commanded the Israelites:  "If you build a new house, you must make a parapet [or, low wall] for your roof, so that you may not bring bloodguilt on your house because of someone falling from it." -  DEUTERONOMY 22:8.

Even the way we treat animals is important to Jehovah. He allows us to kill animals for food and for clothing, and he  permits us to kill animal if  it threatens our life.  (Genesis 3:21; 9:3; Exodus 21:28)   But we cannot be cruel to animals or kill them just for sport. -PROVERBS 12; 10.


LIFE IS PRECIOUS

* We do not kill an unborn child

* We do not use tobacco or betel nuts or abuse drugs

* We do not hate other humans

Next time: RESPECT THE HOLINESS OF LIFE

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