fear of one’s undedicated mate, worldly culture and worldly wisdom also are things we must guard against to keep our freedom to do the complete will of God.—1 Cor. 15:33; Gal. 5:19-21.

However, even as the snares are many, so we have many aids to our guarding freedom for doing God’s complete will. To begin with, there is personal study of God’s Word and the helps providentially provided to understand it. There is meditation and frequent and earnest prayer, both of which we may tend to slight because of the press of time. Further, there are congregational meetings and the larger gatherings where we can be strengthened by the association with others who are likewise determined to do God’s complete will. Training ourselves in self-control and all the other fruits of the spirit will also greatly help, as will buying out the opportune time for Kingdom work.

As we continue to take advantage of all these aids to guarding freedom for doing God’s complete will ours will be the priceless treasures of divine wisdom and knowledge, the sincere love of true friends in the New World society, the joys of unselfish service and the sure hope of everlasting life in God’s new world.

Questions From Readers

● Each year the Society receives a number of inquiries regarding various aspects of the Lord’s evening meal. In reply to these the following is given:

The celebration of our Lord’s death is at once a joyous and a serious occasion. It merits faithful attention to all the details, especially on the part of the congregation overseers, even as we may be certain that Jesus was careful about all the requirements regarding the Passover.

The bread that is used must be unleavened. Its being unleavened pictures Jesus’ sinlessness. His body being perfect and complete, nothing was required to be added to it. So also, nothing such as salt or shortening should be added in the making of the unleavened bread. Besides, to add anything to improve its taste would detract from its being the “bread of affliction.”—Deut. 16:3; 1 Cor. 5:6-8.

Jewish matzos may or may not meet these requirements, this depending upon how they are made. It may be necessary to bake your own unleavened bread, as is done each year at the Brooklyn Bethel. The brother doing the baking uses the following recipe: One cup of (whole wheat) flour mixed with two and a quarter cups of water. Beat thoroughly in a bowl and then pour batter on medium-hot frying pan as if baking pancakes, baking them on both sides. After they become firm place them in a baking pan and bake them in an oven at 325 degrees until crisp.

As for the wine, this should, first of all, be fermented wine. There can be no question about Jesus’ using fermented wine and not grape juice. Grape juice cannot burst old wine bottles. Indeed, it was only because Jesus did not scruple against drinking wine that his foes accused him of being “given to drinking wine.” Besides, grape juice does not remain unfermented from the time of the grape harvest in the fall until spring, the Passover season, the time Jesus instituted the memorial of his death. The testimony of Jewish history confirms that fermented wine was used at the Passover.—Matt. 9:17; 11:19.

The wine must also be red. Only red wine is a fitting symbol of blood; it should be the “blood of the grape.” Further, as the blood of Jesus was wholly adequate, sufficient in itself, requiring no additions, so should the “fruit of the vine” be that is used to picture it. The wine used, therefore, should be unsweetened; most Jewish Passover wines are greatly sweetened and therefore unsuitable. It should also not be fortified; that is, nothing like brandy should have been added to it to increase its alcohol content, as is the case with port wine. Likewise, no herbs or spices should be added to it, as is done with vermouths and such wines as Dubonnet.