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Is There Truly Good News Today?The Watchtower—1977 | October 1
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of the children of God.” (Rom. 8:20, 21) This is good news of perfection and everlasting life for humankind.
“Children of God”! This would mean a relationship with God as a family living on earth in unity, directly under his care, happy, well provided for, with plenty of things to keep people occupied in pleasurable work. For the earth was made as the home for humankind, and it is indeed a beautiful home, made to stand forever. ‘The meek will inherit the earth,’ said Jesus Christ, quoting from the Hebrew psalms, which also declare that the earth “will not be made to totter to time indefinite, or forever.” (Matt. 5:5; Ps. 37:11; 104:5) This is good news; it is wonderful to know it! How will God bring about his stated purpose toward the earth?
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The Central Feature of the Good News—The Kingdom of GodThe Watchtower—1977 | October 1
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The Central Feature of the Good News—The Kingdom of God
“Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”—Matt. 6:33, “Authorized Version.”
1. Around what does the good news center, and why?
THE good news from the Bible centers around the kingdom of God. Why? Because all of God’s purposes toward humankind find their focus in the Kingdom. What man needs today is good government—a government that provides proper guidance but does not take away freedom, liberty and incentive, initiative or individuality.
2. Why is government by the Creator better than that of men?
2 Government by God is essential to the life and happiness of the human race. Man has amply demonstrated that he cannot govern himself successfully by any form of rule that he can devise. The inspired prophet wrote: “I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is
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