his Word and they include the commandments of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, especially those concerning the preaching of God’s kingdom. Said the Lord Jesus when on earth: “You are my friends if”—if what? “If you do what I am commanding you.” (John 15:14) And what is it that the Lord Jesus commanded his followers during this “time of the end” to do? Why, speak the truth concerning God’s kingdom and its establishment! “This good news of the kingdom,” foretold Jesus, “will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations.”—Matt. 24:14.

20. What results from speaking Kingdom truths, and so what obligation rests upon every Christian?

²⁰ This great work of speaking Kingdom truths, then, is something in which everyone who would be a friend of God and his Son will want to share. By means of the truths concerning God’s kingdom thousands of persons who were once enemies of God have now become his friends. Yes, converting many who are God’s enemies into his friends—this is the grand privilege and obligation of every true Christian. To do this he must be a preacher of truth. Everyone who is “speaking the truth in his heart” will speak the truth with his tongue, teaching others about God’s kingdom. Concerning the Christian obligation of turning God’s enemies into his friends by means of the truth, the apostle said: “We are therefore ambassadors substituting for Christ, as though God were making entreaty through us. As substitutes for Christ we beg: ‘Become reconciled to God.’”—2 Cor. 5:20.

21. With the new world at hand, what should be our course of action, and with what blessed result?

²¹ The new world of righteousness is at hand, a world in which “the tent of God” will be with humankind. “O Jehovah, who will be a guest in your tent?” May we be diligent, then, in telling others of God’s Kingdom truths by which they may become reconciled to God. Let us speak from a heart filled with truth, all the while practicing righteousness in our dealings with all mankind. And may we in constancy ever walk faultlessly with our God, as did Enoch, Noah, Abraham and Daniel, seeking always divine direction in what we do. O may we prove ourselves, down through this world’s end and into the glorious new world, to be God’s loyal friends! Then we may exult with the psalmist: “I will be a guest in your tent for times indefinite,” for we will be guests of God, privileged to abide in Jehovah’s tent forever.—Ps. 61:4.

Two Magazines—Four New Witnesses

A Venezuelan woman obtained a copy of The Watchtower and Awake! from a Witness going from door to door. She laid them aside and forgot about them. Then one day her husband noticed them among his musical records and read them. He so much appreciated what he read that he at once visited the Society’s branch office and subscribed for both magazines and obtained other Bible study literature. An invitation was given to him to attend a public lecture at the Kingdom Hall, and a few weeks later he came with his wife. He greatly enjoyed the talk and was impressed by the friendliness of the Witnesses.

Arrangements were made with him to have a Bible study in his home. Shortly his two sisters-in-law came from the Canary Islands and joined in the Bible study and in attending the meetings at the Kingdom Hall. Within five months all four were having a share in preaching from house to house. And it all started with two magazines.