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@bruceq Believe or not I woke up this morning saying I have to post on Korah today! So many I see are rebelling against Jehovah! The sound recordings on this are wonderful have to look it up! My XFriend is a REBEL AGAINST JEHOVAH!  

It is of interest that the very arguments that the ones on the "outside" like the anti-cultist apostates from the Russian Ministry of Injustice say about "disfellowshipping"  and "some" here on this forum about those having "total control"  are EXACTLY the same arguments Korah brought up in Numbers Cp. 16. Like those taking the lead in Jehovah's Organization are "tyrannical"  "Now do you also want to make yourself an absolute ruler over us? as well as "Why, then, should you exalt yourselves above the congregation of Jehovah?  Num 16. Those were the words the REBELS said not the loyal ones!  Jehovah says showing such disrespect to his imperfect human reps such as Moses and Aaron was showing disrespect to Him. And we know what happened.

Do You Share Jehovah’s Sense of Justice?   ⚖️⚖️⚖️ “I will declare the name of Jehovah . . . , a God of faithfulness who is never unjust.”—DEUTERONOMY 32:3, 4.
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25 "Trembling at men is a snare, But   the one trusting in Jehovah will be protected." (Proverbs 29:25)
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Humility protects us from losing our faith in Jehovah
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Clearly, Naboth was obedient to Jehovah
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TWO bad men accuse a man of a very serious crime. What they say is a lie. But the man is found guilty and is to be executed. Imagine how people who loved justice felt as they watched this innocent man and his sons being stoned to death! This is not just a story. It is what really happened to a faithful servant of Jehovah named Naboth, who lived when King Ahab ruled Israel.—1 Kings 21:11-13; 2 Kings 9:26.
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Naboth was faithful to Jehovah at a time when most Israelites were following the bad example of King Ahab and his wife, wicked Queen Jezebel. They worshipped the false god Baal and did not respect Jehovah or his laws. But Naboth valued his relationship with Jehovah even more than his own life.
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Read 1 Kings 21:1-3. When Ahab offered to buy Naboth’s vineyard or to give him a better vineyard in exchange, Naboth refused. 
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Why? He respectfully explained: “It is unthinkable, from Jehovah’s standpoint, for me to give you the inheritance of my forefathers.” Naboth refused King Ahab’s offer because it was against Jehovah’s law for Israelites to sell their family inheritance permanently. (Leviticus 25:23;Numbers 36:7) 
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Clearly, Naboth was obedient to Jehovah.
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When Naboth refused to sell his vineyard, King Ahab and his wife did terrible things. In order to get the vineyard, Queen Jezebel asked two men to accuse Naboth of a crime he had not committed. As a result, both Naboth and his sons were killed. What did Jehovah do about this tragic injustice?
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Right away Jehovah sent Elijah to confront Ahab. Elijah told Ahab that he was a murderer and a thief. What was Jehovah’s decision? Ahab, his wife, and his sons would be killed, as had been Naboth and his sons.—1 Kings 21:17-25.
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Naboth’s family and friends grieved over the terrible things Ahab had done. But Jehovah saw the injustice and quickly responded to it. That must have been comforting to them. However, their humility and trust in Jehovah were probably tested by what happened next.
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When Ahab heard what Jehovah had decided to do to him, “he ripped his garments apart and put sackcloth on his body; and he went on a fast and kept lying down in sackcloth and walking despondently.” Ahab humbled himself! 
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What was the result? Jehovah told Elijah: “Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the calamity during his lifetime. I will bring the calamity upon his house in the days of his son.” (1 Kings 21:27-29; 2 Kings 10:10, 11, 17) 
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Jehovah, “the examiner of hearts,” the one who can see who we really are, showed mercy to Ahab.—Proverbs 17:3.
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When Naboth’s family and friends heard that Ahab’s family would not be punished until after Ahab died, that may have tested their faith in God. But humility would have helped them to protect their faith. Why? 
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If they were humble, they would continue worshipping Jehovah, trusting that it is impossible for God to be unfair. (Read Deuteronomy 32:3, 4.) 
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In the future, Naboth’s family will experience the blessing of seeing their loved ones in the resurrection. There will be perfect justice for Naboth and his sons. (Job 14:14, 15; John 5:28, 29) 
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A humble person knows that “the true God will judge every deed, including every hidden thing, as to whether it is good or bad.” (Ecclesiastes 12:14) 
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Jehovah considers facts that are not known to us. So humility protects us from losing our faith in Jehovah.
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/402017370?q=prov+29%3A25&p=par
 
 

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/

@bruceq I "like" how you show "humbleness with small "b" on your name. "q" I hope I'm not reading into it?  but I guess I "believe" in you if you are involved with Russia?  Oh, by the way? What's wrong with a woman? ?‍? ⚖️ ? To be continued....the @The Librarian lives in a rich library and "reads" day and night!  I'm sure he's got good taste, "we are chosen" to irritate him!   ?

@bruceq LOL.... now I'm an AI?   Love it...  

People make excuses all the time.  If they can find a scapegoat they will.
I know someone who was offered a scholarship by the government of the day to study for a professional career, as his talent and qualifications were evident. (He was subsequently offered the same scholarship on two more occasions and did not accept.) He did not pursue any studies - just stayed in the field he was in at the ordinary level of a government officer. Years later after seeing that he was not as successful as he might have been with a professional qualification he laid the blame on his mother who raised him as a Witness.  He did not take into consideration that he was baptized for some years, was of legal age, and that the scholarships were offered to him several times and that his mother would not have footed the bill.
One or two of the contributors here have recently said that many of us could have been better off with a little more education and more purposeful planning of our lives, though not leaving out spiritual things.  However, even with this mistaken idea that you cannot be a spiritual person with a sound secular education, many of them have been able to provide for their families albeit with some difficulties.  The person is still a Witness along with his family - so there is still some success. (Hebrews 6:10)
Diligence and capability in all things can make life easier.  We have the example of Joseph, Mordecai, Esther, Daniel and the three Hebrew officials, Nehemiah, and  they were probably others not mentioned (John 21:25) who were diligent in all areas of their lives.  They put spiritual things first but were also excellent in their secular work.  If we have insight we will notice that God did not despise them for this. God used Joseph, Mordecai and Esther to save his people from annihilation; God use Nehemiah to restart true worship.
Today we also note that several persons are working in branch offices  who are well qualified secularly as well as spiritually.  I know quite a few whose parents sent them to study despite the suggestions.  I know of four of these who are now working in branch offices either full time or part time and others as resource persons.  (Isaiah 60:16)

Give Attention to God’s Wonderful Works
“Many things you yourself have done, O Jehovah my God, even your wonderful works and your thoughts toward us; there is none to be compared to you.”—PSALM 40:5.
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WHEN you read the Bible, you can readily see that God did wonderful things for his ancient people, Israel. (Joshua 3:5; Psalm 106:7, 21, 22) 
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Even if Jehovah is not presently intervening in that way in human affairs, we find around us abundant proof of his wonderful works. So we have reason to join the psalmist in saying: “How many your works are, O Jehovah! All of them in wisdom you have made. The earth is full of your productions.”—Psalm 104:24; 148:1-5.
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Many today ignore or reject such clear evidence of the Creator’s activities. (Romans 1:20) 
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We, however, do well to reflect on them and to draw conclusions relative to our position before and duty toward our Maker. Job chapters 38 to 41 are excellent aids in this, for Jehovah there called to Job’s attention certain aspects of His wonderful works. 
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2001281?q=job+38&p=par

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“Show Yourselves Thankful”
“Let the peace of the Christ control in your hearts . . . And show yourselves thankful.”—COLOSSIANS 3:15.
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"Show yourselves thankful."—Col. 3:15.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2003884?q=thankful&p=par

SONG 144
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize!

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(2 Corinthians 4:18)
        1. When the eyes of blind ones see again
And the ears of deaf ones hear again,
When the songs of children fill the air
And joy and peace are ev’rywhere,
When our loved ones will return to life,
To an earth that’s free from sin and strife,
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You will see how God these things supplies,
If you keep your eyes on the prize.         2. When the wolves and lambs will feed as one,
When the bears and calves bask in the sun,
Then a mere young boy will lead them all,
And they will heed his childish call.
When our tears belong to yesterday,
When our fears and pain have passed away,
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You will see how God these things supplies,
If you keep your eyes on the prize. (See also Isa. 11:6-9; 35:5-7; John 11:24.)
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102016944

“Show Yourselves Thankful”
“Let the peace of the Christ control in your hearts . . . And show yourselves thankful.”—COLOSSIANS 3:15.
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"Show yourselves thankful."—Col. 3:15.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2003884?q=thankful&p=par

@The Librarian Sure, I'm learning Spanish, Russian, Chinese. No worry I make my pictures with a translator for now. 

@The Librarian 
Ha ha! Love the pink one! ?

‘Mostrémonos agradecidos’
“Que la paz del Cristo controle en sus corazones [...]. Y muéstrense agradecidos.” (COLOSENSES 3:15.)
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"Muéstrense agradecidos." (Col. 3:15).
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https://wol.jw.org/es/wol/d/r4/lp-s/2003884?q=agradecidos&p=par

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@Bible Speaks did you mean to put your second post in the Spanish area?

Ha! @The Librarian Can't read Spanish only translate. Can't do tags to figure them out. 

@bruceq I "like" how you show "humbleness with small "b" on your name. "q" I hope I'm not reading into it?  but I guess I "believe" in you if you are involved with Russia?  Oh, by the way? What's wrong with a woman? ?‍? ⚖️ ? To be continued....the @The Librarian lives in a rich library and "reads" day and night!  I'm sure he's got good taste, "we are chosen" to irritate him!   ?

So how do we know this for sure? That he is a she? Perhaps the Librarian is not human at all but an AI a computer algorithm designed just to irritate you. lol  

‘Mostrémonos agradecidos’
“Que la paz del Cristo controle en sus corazones [...]. Y muéstrense agradecidos.” (COLOSENSES 3:15.)
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"Muéstrense agradecidos." (Col. 3:15).
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https://wol.jw.org/es/wol/d/r4/lp-s/2003884?q=agradecidos&p=par

“Show Yourselves Thankful”
“Let the peace of the Christ control in your hearts . . . And show yourselves thankful.”—COLOSSIANS 3:15.
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"Show yourselves thankful."—Col. 3:15.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2003884?q=thankful&p=par