Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive

Tuesday, November 6 possible disturbance. If he will
It your brother commits a sin not hear us, then we can lay
give him a reproof, and if he the matter before representa'
repents forgwe him.-Luke tive members of the congrega-
17 : 3, NW. tion so that they, quietly and
Shall we hold a grudge and in a spirit of gentleness, may
be unyielding in our attitude remonstrate with the offender.
and wait for the offender to (Matt. 18: 15-17) We must
come beaten and penitent at not let slip from our mind the
our feet? Shall we insist on a general good and welfare of
public apology before we try the congregation. Our efforts
any move at reconciliation? at settlement of auy dispute
No; we can go to him aud set- should be put forth having first
tIe the matte>' privately, avoid- ill mind the company's prace
ing publicity that might em- and unity. so that God's scrvbarrass
him. Geutly we can ap- ice of praise is not interfered
proach him in the way Jesus with. Thus we hold onto onr
directed, striving for settlement brothers, and willingly help
of the matter with the least others with their load. W 3/1
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Wednesday, November 7 of understanding is therefore
Jesus, discerning he had an- the only way that will bring
8wered intelligently, said to any of Christ's anointed folhim:
"You are not far froll! lowers into the Kingdom or
the kingrlom."-Mark any of his "other sheep" of
12: 34, iVlV. good will into endless life on
a paradise earth in the new
The doing of God's com- world, now so near. In the
mandments through Christ matter of getting understandproves
we love Jehovah our ing, Jesus Christ is our high­
Father. To love him aright, it est example, for no other son
takes understanding. (Mark of God is more undcrstanding
12: 32, 33) Understanding him than he is. For this reason our
gives us an evaluation of all heavenly }