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"Let your words always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should answer each person."—Col. 4:6.

I am wondering, bec. more times I read, he belongs to the anointed ones...  bec automatically of his age. Latest we will know that in the paradies ! ???

No it was asked and it was told me that. Jehovah knows! ?????

How Can We Make Our Days Count Before Jehovah?  
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“Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever!”—Lydia H. Sigourney, American author (1791-1865). Wise use of our time comes only after we are keenly aware of its value. Aptly, Ephesians 5:16 urges us to ‘buy out the opportune time for ourselves,’ and this implies “purchasing” it, forgoing less important things. 
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It means reducing time-wasting pursuits. Too much television viewing or surfing of the Internet, reading of unprofitable secular material, or the excessive pursuit of recreation and entertainment can leave us exhausted. 
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Additionally, an inordinate accumulation of material possessions can consume the time needed to acquire a heart of wisdom.
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We delight to obey Jehovah’s commandments, for doing so is not a burden. (1 John 5:3) 
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As we make each day count before Jehovah, we strengthen our relationship with him. We also become a true spiritual support to our fellow Christians. Such actions make Jehovah God glad. (Proverbs 27:11) 
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There is no greater reward than to enjoy Jehovah’s approval now and forever!
 

Strange you have to go outside the BIBLE to prove God is Trinity even though he didn't even say it. Why was that?
   The Bible clearly shows what you believe to be true about Church Fathers that AFTER the Bible was written false doctrines wound spring up. So your very "proof" is proof that the Trinity came AFTER the Bible was written and is not in the Bible for if it was no men afterward would have needed to make statements or creeds to formulate a teaching that is already in the Bible in the first place.
 "I know that after my going away oppressive wolves will enter in among you  and will not treat the flock with tenderness, 30  and from among you yourselves men will rise and speak twisted things to draw away the disciples after themselves." Acts 20:29,30.

Down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth.—Rev. 12:9. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/h/r1/lp-e
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@Queen Esther This is the Anniversary Date of his death. We will see him in Paradise! We can not say enough! His book is a National Best Seller. May you also find peace and joy as he did proving faithful to his God and Father Jehovah. Agape, Bible Speaks ?????
 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken control of six churches in the war-torn southeastern city of Diyarbakir in his latest move to squash freedom of speech and religious movement. 
The state-sanctioned seizure is just the latest in a number of worrying developments to come out of increasingly hardline Turkey, which is in advanced talks with the EU over visa-free travel for its 80 million citizens.
Included in the seizures are Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox churches, one of which is over 1,700 years old.
 They have now effectively become state property - meaning they are run by the government - in a country with a dire human rights record where about 98 percent of the population is Muslim.
The order to seize the churches was made on March 25 by Erdogan's council of ministers, according to the website World Watch Monitor. 
They claim it was made on the grounds that authorities intend to rebuild and restore the historical centre of the city, which has been partially destroyed by 10 months of urban conflict between government forces and militants from the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK). 
But the seizures have outraged worshippers at the churches, who fear a government coup against their religion are now threatening to take legal action against the decision. 
Ahmet Guvener, pastor of Diyarbakir Protestant Church, said: "The government didn't take over these pieces of property in order to protect them. They did so to acquire them."
And the Diyarbakir Bar Association - which represents Christians worshipping at one of the churches, has now officially filed an appeal the government's action.
In a statement the group said: "Among the expropriated plots, there are structures belonging to public institutions ... and places of worship and residences considered as historical and cultural heritage. 
"This decision, which seems to be made by the request of the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning without any reason or justification, is unacceptable within the limits of constitutional order."
The government didn't take over these pieces of property in order to protect them. They did so to acquire them 
Ahmet Guvener, pastor of Diyarbakir Protestant Church
Local government officials are also thought to be critical of the decision, claiming that the seizures lack legal justification and will cause cultural damage to the town. 
In response ministers have insisted the order to take control of the churches was not religiously motivated, pointing out that they have also occupied a number of historic mosques in the city. 
But, unlike Christian churches which are maintained by the generosity of their congregations, all mosques in Turkey are state-backed and funded, meaning their futures are secure. 
Reacting to the seizure Victoria Coates, who is foreign policy advisor to US Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, said the seizure fits into a pattern in the Middle East, where Christians are systematically displaced and persecuted.
She told PJ Media: "What's happening in southern Turkey is all too typical in the Middle East today, as ancient Christian communities are displaced and persecuted by sectarian violence. 
"The government of Turkey should move swiftly to return these churches to their rightful owners, and not take advantage of the situation to seize them permanently."
Erdogan has courted open controversy in recent months with the seizure of opposition newspaper Zaman, which has unsurprisingly since toed a sycophantic pro-government line. 
His apparently anti-democratic moves have provoked outrage in Europe, where politicians have been left bowing and scraping at his feet in a desperate bid to resolve the migrant chaos. 
As part of a deal designed to stem the flow of people entering the continent EU leaders have promised to open up Europe to 80 million Turks and to accelerate talks on the country joining the 28-nation bloc. 
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/663089/Islamist-Turkey-Erdogan-seize-Christian-churches-Diyarbakir-persecution-state-property

In the Second Book of Samuel, it is written that King David captured Jerusalem, then under Jebusite control, using a water shaft to penetrate the city’s defenses.
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Now, an Israeli archaeologist believes he has uncovered the water tunnel as well as King David’s legendary citadel, the Associated Press reported.
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In this Thursday, May 1, 2014, photo, Eli Shukron, an archeologist formerly with Israel’s Antiquities Authority, walks in the City of David archaeological site near Jerusalem’s Old City. Shukron, who excavated at the site for nearly two decades, says he believes there is strong evidence that it is the legendary citadel captured by King David in his conquest of Jerusalem, rekindling a longstanding academic and political debate about using the Bible as a field guide to identifying ancient ruins. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Biblical archaeologist Eli Shukron, formerly with the Israel Antiquities Authority, told the AP that his dig uncovered a narrow shaft where water flowed and where those living in Jerusalem came to draw water. The path of the tunnel led to the wall surrounding the city, the point where he believes David’s forces gained access to Jerusalem.
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Shukron told the AP that in his estimation no other structure in the area matches the citadel that David captured in his conquest.
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The AP reported:
Shukron’s dig, which began in 1995, uncovered a massive fortification of five-ton stones stacked 21 feet (6 meters) wide. Pottery shards helped date the fortification walls to be 3,800 years old. They are the largest walls found in the region from before the time of King Herod, the ambitious builder who expanded the Second Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem almost 2,100 years ago.
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The fortification – built 800 years before King David captured Jerusalem from the Jebusites – was believed to have protected the city’s access to water.
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Archaeologist Eli Shukron walks in the City of David archaeological site. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
Shukron said that his findings match clues in the biblical narrative about David’s conquest of the city from that particular location.
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“This is the citadel of King David, this is the Citadel of Zion, and this is what King David took from the Jebusites,” Shukron said. “The whole site we can compare to the Bible perfectly.”
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AP/Sebastian Scheiner
But another archaeologist who used to work with Shukron said that more pottery shards from the era of King David’s reign during the 10th century BC should have been found at the site in order to place the find more definitively during that era.
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“The connection between archaeology and the Bible has become very, very problematic in recent years,” archaeologist Ronny Reich said.
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Shukron said he found two pottery pieces dating close to that time which he believes is due to the continuous use of the area and that old pottery pieces would have been cleared out in the interim years.
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“I know every little thing in the City of David. I didn’t see in any other place such a huge fortification as this,” said Shukron.
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Archaeologist Eli Shukron believes this chisel was used during construction of the Second Temple. The ruler below shows its length in centimeters. (Photo: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority via Tazpit News Agency)
Doron Spielman, vice president of the nonprofit Elad Foundation which oversees the archaeological park in the City of David told the AP, “We open the Bible and we see how the archaeology and the Bible actually come together in this place.”
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Shukron has been excavating in the City of David – which is located in east Jerusalem – for two decades. While Israel views Jerusalem as a united city that is its capital, 
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Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as their future capital. Virtually all of the holy sites, including the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Western Wall and Temple Mount, are located in the Old City which is in the eastern part of the city.
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Shukron was in the news last month after reporting that he believed he found a chisel used in the construction of the Second Temple, a discovery the Israeli media described as “extraordinary” and “astonishing.”
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/06/israeli-archaeologist-believes-hes-found-a-biblical-site-linked-to-king-david/

@Kurt Thank you I will share! 
In Bible History Museum in Warwick Bethel , NY

An Aniversary of a Faithful Man of God and Survivor, Leopold Engleitner
One of the oldest known survivors of the holocaust who refused to renounce his faith has died aged 107. 
Leopold Engleitner died on April 21, 2013, according to the Mauthausen Committee, an Austrian organization that tracks the fate of Nazi concentration camp inmates.
After refusing to give up his faith as a Jehovah's Witness, he survived three concentration camps and forced labor between 1939 and 1945. 
Engleitner was born in Aigen-Voglhub, Austria, in 1905 but grew up in the city of Bad Ischl.
He became a Jehovah's Witness in 1932 after studying the bible for many years and faced religious intolerance even before the war began.
He was arrested in April 1939 with other Witnesses during a religious celebration, and four months later was transferred to Buchenwald concentration camp.
Two years later, Engleitner was held at Niederhagen concentration camp in Wewelsburg, Germany.
He was offered release if he agreed to renounce his beliefs, but he refused saying he lived by God's word. 
Instead, he was transferred to Ravensbruek.
He weighed just 28 kilograms - about 60 pounds - on release from the Ravensbrueck camp in 1943 after he agreed to work as farm slave laborer.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2318402/Oldest-known-Holocaust-survivor-refused-Jehovahs-Witness-faith-dies-aged-107.html
 

IS YOUR HUT ON FIRE ? The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for Jehovah to rescue him, and everyday he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. 
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements and to store his few possessions. 
One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames ????? with smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened! 
Everything was lost! He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. “Jehovah, how could you do this to me?” he cried. 
Early the next day he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. “How did you know I was here?” asked the weary man of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied. 
Moral of the story: It’s easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn’t lose heart, because Jehovah is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain, and suffering. 
Remember that, the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the undeserved kindness of Jehovah. - Contributed 

Bernhard Rammerstorfer Best Seller:
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Unbroken Will: The Extraordinary Courage of an Ordinary Man - The Story of Nazi Concentration Camp Survivor Leopold Engleitner, born 1905

HOW CAN WE SHOW LOVE LIKE OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN? ???
"God is Love." (1John 4:8) (Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.) “Love is patient and kind.” Just as God has shown patience and kindness in dealing with imperfect humans, we need to be patient and kind when others make mistakes and are thoughtless, or even rude. “Love is not jealous,” so true love will not allow us to covet another person’s possessions or privileges in the congregation. Moreover, if we have love, we will not brag or get puffed up with pride. After all, “haughty eyes and an arrogant heart—the lamp that guides the wicked is sin.”—Prov. 21:4.
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Love will cause us to behave in a decent way toward our neighbor. We will not lie to him, steal from him, or do anything else that would violate Jehovah’s laws and principles. Love will also prevent us from looking out only for our own interests instead of showing concern for those of others.—Phil. 2:4.
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Genuine love is not easily provoked and “does not keep account of the injury,” as though we were making entries in a ledger when others do something unloving. (1 Thess. 5:15) 
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Were we to hold a grudge, we would not be pleasing God and would, in effect, be tending a smoldering fire that could flare up, harming us and others. (Lev. 19:18) 
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Love makes us rejoice with the truth, but it will not allow us to “rejoice over unrighteousness,” even if a person who hates us is mistreated or suffers some injustice.—Read Proverbs 24:17, 18.
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Consider Paul’s further definition of love. He said that love “bears all things.” If someone offends us but asks for forgiveness, love moves us to forgive him. Love “believes all things” in God’s Word and makes us grateful for the spiritual food we receive. Love “hopes all things” recorded in the Bible and prompts us to give others reasons for our hope. (1 Pet. 3:15) 
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We also pray and hope for the best outcome in trying circumstances. Love “endures all things,” whether these are sins committed against us, persecution, or other trials. Moreover, “love never fails.” It will be displayed by obedient humans throughout all eternity.

We have to keep these things ever present in our minds & hearts as we are getting closer & closer...May Jehovah Protect us All!  Agape Love Brothers & Sisters!
Jamie Trent

IS YOUR HUT ON FIRE ? The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for Jehovah to rescue him, and everyday he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. 
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements and to store his few possessions. 
One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames ????? with smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened! 
Everything was lost! He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. “Jehovah, how could you do this to me?” he cried. 
Early the next day he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. “How did you know I was here?” asked the weary man of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied. 
Moral of the story: It’s easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn’t lose heart, because Jehovah is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain, and suffering. 
Remember that, the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the undeserved kindness of Jehovah. - Contributed 

An Aniversary of a Faithful Man of God and Survivor, Leopold Engleitner
One of the oldest known survivors of the holocaust who refused to renounce his faith has died aged 107. 
Leopold Engleitner died on April 21, 2013, according to the Mauthausen Committee, an Austrian organization that tracks the fate of Nazi concentration camp inmates.
After refusing to give up his faith as a Jehovah's Witness, he survived three concentration camps and forced labor between 1939 and 1945. 
Engleitner was born in Aigen-Voglhub, Austria, in 1905 but grew up in the city of Bad Ischl.
He became a Jehovah's Witness in 1932 after studying the bible for many years and faced religious intolerance even before the war began.
He was arrested in April 1939 with other Witnesses during a religious celebration, and four months later was transferred to Buchenwald concentration camp.
Two years later, Engleitner was held at Niederhagen concentration camp in Wewelsburg, Germany.
He was offered release if he agreed to renounce his beliefs, but he refused saying he lived by God's word. 
Instead, he was transferred to Ravensbruek.
He weighed just 28 kilograms - about 60 pounds - on release from the Ravensbrueck camp in 1943 after he agreed to work as farm slave laborer.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2318402/Oldest-known-Holocaust-survivor-refused-Jehovahs-Witness-faith-dies-aged-107.html
 

@b4ucuhear  guess the short of it is, that I don't make lists and rules I think everyone else should be doing according to my personal conscience. I try to lead by example and show how well it works out in the hope that others may imitate my faith, to their personal benefit. (I was consciously trying to avoid the use the word "I" so much here because "I" didn't want my personal opinion to be the focus. But there was no other way to convey these thoughts without it's use)."  
  @b4ucuhear  guess the short of it is, that I don't make lists and rules I think everyone else should be doing according to my personal conscience. I try to lead by example and show how well it works out in the hope that others may imitate my faith, to their personal benefit. (I was consciously trying to avoid the use the word "I" so much here because "I" didn't want my personal opinion to be the focus. But there was no other way to convey these thoughts without it's use)."  
It was nice to hear from you. ? As a Christian and follower of Christ, I am trying my best to learn and apply its teachings. When we pray and dedicate our lives to Jehovah we learn to submit and be humble cautious as serpents and innocent as doves. Protecting ourselves using God's armor is a protection in these last days. May we keep strong and learn from God's Words the things of this world that are passing away. It also says, he that does the will of God will live forever. Have a wonderful day!  Agape,   Bible Speaks ?????????

#WarwickBethel2017? #JehovahGod #JesusChrist #GodsKingdom #GoodNews #GodsAppointedKing? #LoveOneAnother? #LiveForever? #PureLanguage? #PrayForOneAnother? 
Just wanted to update you on the second, most recent "Open House" for the local Warwick area residents. There were an additional 400+ attendees. In total over 800 non witnesses showed up to see Jehovah's new house! Town officials, those in the construction/engineering field, bible students - all showed up for the event. What an incredible witness. #jw #jworg #bethel #warwickbethel #jwfamily #bestlifeever

Why Did I Say That? ?❓❓❓
WHY you occasionally say the wrong thing ?
WHAT to do when you slip ?
HOW to tame your tongue “I’m usually good at controlling my tongue, but sometimes I slip and afterward wish I could just disappear!”—Chase “At times I say things that everyone is probably thinking but that shouldn’t be said out loud . . . Oops!”—Allie
WHY IT HAPPENS ?
Key scripture: “If a person never makes a mistake in what he says, he is perfect.” (James 3:2, Good News Translation) 
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU SLIP ?
Key scripture: “Pursue the things making for peace.” (Romans 14:19) One way to follow that advice is to apologize.
True story: “My mom died when I was ten months old and my dad was never in the picture, so I was raised by my aunt and uncle. One day when I was about 10 or 11, I was feeling really lonely and angry that my mom had died, and I felt like blaming someone. So when my aunt asked me to help her out with something, I began ranting; and by the end of it, the words ‘I hate you’ and ‘You aren’t my real mom’ came out. My aunt had this shocked look on her face. Then she walked into her bedroom and shut the door, and I could hear her crying. I felt awful. She had taken care of me and had done everything for me, and I had treated her like dirt. My uncle talked to me about what had happened, and he showed me scriptures about controlling the tongue. Afterward, I sincerely apologized to my aunt. I had to realize that I was in the wrong.”—Karen.
Below, write one reason why it might be difficult for you to apologize.
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Why might apologizing make you feel better?
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Clue: Consider the principles found at Proverbs 11:2 and Matthew 5:23, 24.
Of course, it’s good to prevent a situation in the first place so that you won’t need to apologize. How can you do that?
HOW TO TAME YOUR TONGUE ? 
Key scripture: “Be swift about hearing, slow about speaking, slow about wrath.” (James 1:19) Here are some tips that will help you put that advice into practice.
Read the following scriptures, and match each one to a tip. ?
Proverbs 12:16 ✅
Proverbs 17:14 ✅
Proverbs 26:20 ✅
Ecclesiastes 7:9 ✅
Philippians 2:3 ✅

An Inside Look At The Stanley Theater’s Celestial Restoration
By Meredith Napolitano Stettner - 
January 5, 2017
https://jerseydigs.com/look-inside-the-historic-stanley-theater-journal-square-jersey-city/

@Queen Esther Your love and kindness to me is very much appreciated! Jehovah continues to make me strong and I am greaful for His Loyal Love. I keep busy working for Jehovah as it keeps me focused and walking in Truth! My new motto is: "I have no fear, Jehovah is near!" Keep strong we are United in thought and actions. Agape,
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@Blanchie DeGrate Yes we learn so much from Jehovah! When we rely on Him and not ourselves we are so much stronger! He loves us so, sees our weaknesses but still shows Loyal Love! Does that not "touch" our hearts? Thank you for your encouragement ???we do our best to help others as we have been made strong! Agape,
Bible Speaks
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Why Did I Say That? ?❓❓❓
WHY you occasionally say the wrong thing ?
WHAT to do when you slip ?
HOW to tame your tongue “I’m usually good at controlling my tongue, but sometimes I slip and afterward wish I could just disappear!”—Chase “At times I say things that everyone is probably thinking but that shouldn’t be said out loud . . . Oops!”—Allie
WHY IT HAPPENS ?
Key scripture: “If a person never makes a mistake in what he says, he is perfect.” (James 3:2, Good News Translation) 
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU SLIP ?
Key scripture: “Pursue the things making for peace.” (Romans 14:19) One way to follow that advice is to apologize.
True story: “My mom died when I was ten months old and my dad was never in the picture, so I was raised by my aunt and uncle. One day when I was about 10 or 11, I was feeling really lonely and angry that my mom had died, and I felt like blaming someone. So when my aunt asked me to help her out with something, I began ranting; and by the end of it, the words ‘I hate you’ and ‘You aren’t my real mom’ came out. My aunt had this shocked look on her face. Then she walked into her bedroom and shut the door, and I could hear her crying. I felt awful. She had taken care of me and had done everything for me, and I had treated her like dirt. My uncle talked to me about what had happened, and he showed me scriptures about controlling the tongue. Afterward, I sincerely apologized to my aunt. I had to realize that I was in the wrong.”—Karen.
Below, write one reason why it might be difficult for you to apologize.
․․․․․❓❓❓
Why might apologizing make you feel better?
․․․․․❓❓❓
Clue: Consider the principles found at Proverbs 11:2 and Matthew 5:23, 24.
Of course, it’s good to prevent a situation in the first place so that you won’t need to apologize. How can you do that?
HOW TO TAME YOUR TONGUE ? 
Key scripture: “Be swift about hearing, slow about speaking, slow about wrath.” (James 1:19) Here are some tips that will help you put that advice into practice.
Read the following scriptures, and match each one to a tip. ?
Proverbs 12:16 ✅
Proverbs 17:14 ✅
Proverbs 26:20 ✅
Ecclesiastes 7:9 ✅
Philippians 2:3 ✅