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women overwhelmíngly embrace a
way of taking, getting, hurting. For
simplicity's sake,
The Plain Truth
calls this the way of "get." And few
realize that this way of "get"
causes- automatically nets-the
evils and social plagues besetting
humanity today!
The opposite way-the way of
giving, of !ove and concern-ís inti–
mately revealed in the Bible.
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is
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thought of highly in the words of
men, but
rarely
fully understood
and practiced in deeds!
This hypocritical world is so
blinded , so completely confused
Actors and musicians express their
support for nuclear disarmament
backstage in the Pasadena, California
Rose Bowl at a June 6 antinuclear
rally
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concert, above. Left, actress
Jane Fonda, a· disarmament activist,
speaks to more than 85,000
people during the June 6 rally.
Below. !he rally's logo. The
event was organized to precede
the five-week United Nations
Second Special Session
on Disarmament that began June 14.
(Rev. 12:9), it cannot of itself com–
prehend what this "give" way of
life really means!
The Only Source
There is only
ONE
source that
author itat ively reveals this missing
knowledge so desperately needed.
This source is the Holy Bible. Yet
today no book is more completely
MISunderstood.
Only the Bible reveals a com–
plete way of living that would
bring peace, world disarmament,
abolition of poverty.
But a deceived humanity, in
abysmal
ignorance,
won't practice
it! By personal, individual choice,
men and women reject the author–
ity of the Bible-purposely reject–
ing the
LIVING
spiritual laws that
govern this universe.
The result? "Justice is driven
back, and righteousness stands at
a distance; trutb has stumbled in
the streets, honesty cannot enter.
Truth is nowhere to be found,
and
whoever shuns evil becomes a
prey" (lsa. 59:14-15, NIY).
None
of this need ever be. The
Iaws established by the great
God-summarized in
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overall
principies known as the Ten Com–
mandments-were established for
our benefit, to guide human
beings to happiness. And God
blesses those who keep and obey
them!
Notice what happens to those
who sincerely yield their Jives to
God's revealed way of Iife and
obey his laws: " ... see what
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will
do, says the Lord of bosts; see if
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will not then open the very sluices
of heaven to pour a blessing down
for you, a [physical] harvest more
than enough ... all nations shaJI
call you happy, the Lord of hosts
declares, for you shall be a land of
delight" (Mal. 3:10- 12, Mof–
fatt).
This is your personal cboice–
to continue in the way of compe–
tition, jealousy, greed and even–
tual human destruction, or to
embrace a way that brings gen–
uine satisfaction and real happi–
ness.
I f you want to find how rele–
vant the Bible is to your life
today, write for your
free
copies
of our booklets
Never Before
Understood- Why Humanity
Cannot So/ve lts Evils
and
The
Ten Commandments.
The way of real understanding
stands open to you. What's your
choice?
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The
PLAIN TRUTH