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Gilead’s Last Graduation at South LansingThe Watchtower—1960 | September 15
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of others foremost. This makes for real success in the ministry.”
Then came the feature graduation address by Milton G. Henschel, a director of the Watch Tower Society. He chose as his theme the words of the apostle Paul recorded at 2 Timothy 4:5: “You, though, keep your balance in all things, suffer evil, do missionary work, thoroughly accomplish your ministry.”
He applied those words of the Bible to the graduates, showing that Paul had known he was coming to the end of his ministry on earth and had wanted to give young Timothy some sound advice concerning his future as a Christian. He stressed each part of the text, but especially dwelt on the last part, “thoroughly accomplish your ministry.” He told the graduating missionaries that they should take this advice of the apostle and be complete and thorough in the teaching of others about the new world of righteousness. “There will be problems and difficulties,” he warned, “but none of you will have it as rough as the apostle Paul did.” In conclusion he exhorted his audience to read the Bible regularly. “Every missionary must set aside time for regular Bible reading and study. Never neglect the Scriptures.”
Many telegrams were received and read at the graduation, such as those from Denmark, Thailand, Peru, Korea, Guam, Australia, Vancouver, Quebec and various parts of the United States.
Receiving greetings from so many loving brothers around the world, hearing such fine talks from the platform, seeing another class of missionaries being sent forth into twenty-eight different countries, and enjoying the wonderful atmosphere of peace, love and hospitality at Gilead, certainly caused the more than 5,000 persons in attendance to go home with happy hearts and increased desire to be faithful and productive in Jehovah’s wonderful Kingdom service.
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Questions From ReadersThe Watchtower—1960 | September 15
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Questions From Readers
● Can you tell me why, at Luke 24:37 to 43, Jesus said he was not a spirit creature who had materialized and that he was human and hungry enough to eat there with his disciples? Do you not teach that Jesus here was a spirit creature who materialized?—C.S., U.S.A.
The scriptures in question read: “They were terrified, and because they became frightened they were imagining they beheld a spirit. So he said to them: ‘Why are you troubled, and why is it doubts come up in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; feel me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones just as you behold that I have.’ And as he said this he showed them his hands and his feet. But while they were still not believing for sheer joy and were wondering, he said to them: ‘Do you have something there to eat?’ And they handed him a piece of broiled fish; and he took it and ate it before their eyes.”
As has been repeatedly noted in the columns of The Watchtower, there is an abundance of Scriptural testimony to the effect that, as the apostle Peter expresses it regarding Jesus, “he [was] put to death in the flesh, but [was] made alive in the spirit.” We cannot escape it, if Jesus had been raised in his body of flesh he would have ascended into heaven with it, and “flesh and blood cannot inherit God’s kingdom, neither does corruption inherit incorruption.” No human fleshly Jesus Christ could be ‘the reflection of God’s glory and the exact representation of God’s very being.’ His human body was “the bread that [he gave] . . . in behalf of the life of
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