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Tobacco is only a very minor prob–
lem compared ro war, famine, disease
epidemics, corrupt government and
all the ills currently plaguing the
world. Yer, even rhough ir is only a
small problem by comparison, ir will
be solved in much che same way as
rhe orhers.
How Will God Do
lt?
One basic culprit behind al! the ills
man brings upón himself is his own
human nature, gearcd ro personal
gain rather than ro ourgoing concern
for others. If man could somehow al-
INSIDE A CIGARETTE FACTORY
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In the processing house, cured leoves
are passed throu.gh o redryer. This is an
early step in the making of o cigorette
(below). The woman checking pockages
of cigarettes is one in a series of in–
spectors controlling the grade of the
finished product (right).
ter his nature, he could solve some of
those situations. The plain truth is
that he can't, by himself, alter his na–
cure - but God can.
How? Ccrcainly nor by divine fiar.
God
is
not going ro abol ish human
narure - nor ar aH. Men will srill
have it as long as rhey are human. But
He is going ro give aJI men a choice
- a chance ro come, of rheir own
free will, ro " repenrance,'' a rerm
which sünply means changing from
man's way of living ro God's. Upon
repentance, God will give men che
help rhey need and provide rhar miss-
ing ingredient in their narure, which
is rhe spiricual power rhat men are
born wirhour - the Spirit of God.
God's spirit in man will enable hu–
maniry ro resise rhe negacive side of
human narure and ro find a way out
of its self-inflicted misery. Once men
havc made the decision ro repcnr and
have received che Spirü of God, che
changing process will begin and
problems - such as how ro deal wirh
tobacco - will be solved unselfishly.
That rime is nor far disrant. Just Jike
rhe song says, "There's a new world
coming." O