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ing sexual immorality as the only proper grounds for divorce.—Matthew
19:3-12.
17 Christ’s followers today feel similarly compelled to defend
the Sacred Scriptures against attack. When religious
leaders imply that the moral standards of God’s Word are
out-of-date, they are actually attacking the Bible. The Bible
is also under attack when religions teach falsehoods
and present them as Bible doctrines. We count it a privilege
to come to the defense of God’s pure Word of truth
—showing, for instance, that God is not part of a Trinity.
(Deuteronomy 4:39) At the same time, we make any such
defense graciously, with genuine mildness and deep respect.—1
Peter 3:15.
Explaining God’s Word
18 Jesus was alive in heaven when the Hebrew Scriptures
were recorded. How he must have enjoyed the opportunity
to come to the earth and take part in explaining
God’s Word! Think, for example, of that memorable
day after his resurrection when he met up with two of his
disciples on the road to Emmaus. Before they recognized
who he was, they told him how saddened and confused
they were over the death of their beloved Master. How did
he respond? “Commencing at Moses and all the Prophets
he interpreted to them things pertaining to himself
in all the Scriptures.” How were they affected? They later
said to each other: “Were not our hearts burning as he was
speaking to us on the road, as he was fully opening up the
Scriptures to us?”—Luke 24:15-32.
19 Later that same day, Jesus met with his apostles and
17. How may Christians today imitate Jesus in defending God’s
Word?
18, 19. What examples show that Jesus had a marvelous ability to
explain God’s Word?