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erently respect-the God of the Bible
and His command against war will
this continuing tragedy come to a fi–
nal end.
Liberty? If the world could mere!y
be "liberated" from this one trage–
dy-war-what an outflowing of
blessings an<;i what peace of mind
there would be!
The Posl tlve Slde
Remember that Jesus' statement did
not merely tell us to quit killing one
another. He said: "Love your ene–
mies ... do good to them that hate
you." Often we forget to emphasize
this aspect of God's perfect "law of
liberty." lnstead of merely thinking
"Don't kili," let 's begin to think
" How can
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help my neighbor
live?"-that is, live a truly full,
abundant and meaningful life.
What about your neighbor whose
lawn mower won't work properly? l f
you have the ability to repair it, why
not volunteer your services instead of
smiling to yourself as you watch him
fussing and fuming in despair?
What about the grumpy waitress
who won't bring your water because
she is frustrated and overworked?
Could you be understanding and per–
haps try to cheer her up? Do you re–
alize that in our mixed-up society she
may very well be a woman who has
been deserted by her husband, is hav–
ing to support two or three little chil–
dren and is now halfway through her
second job during a 16-hour work–
day in order to keep her fragmented
family together?
Jesus said:
"lt
is more blessed to
give than to receive" (Acts 20:35). In
following the positive expression of
the sixth commandment, do you try
to give life, !ove and happiness as you
are able? If all of us did, think of the
peace, the joy, the deep and lasting
friendships and the fantastic liberty
of freedom from frustration, fear,
loneliness and apathy that we would
all enjoy.
This is the ultimate liberty of
which God speaks!
World Government Based on True
Llberty
If you are willing to recognize the
Ten Commandments for what they
are-a fantastic expression of !ove
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PLAIN TRUTH March 1979
and concern from the Creator of your
mind and human emotions-you will
achieve many of the liberties of
which we write by simply obeying
God's law. You will, of course, have
to surrender your life to the true Je–
sus Christ of the Bible, who magni–
fied these laws so wonderfully. You
will be able to obey the intent and
purpose of God's law only if Jesus
Christ, through His Spirit, is living
within you (John 15:5).
But in any case, it will not be too
many years before a government will
be established on this earth based
upon these very laws. "But in the last
days it shall come to pass, that the
mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established in the top of the
mountains, and it shall be exalted
above the hills; and people shall flow
unto it. And many nations shall
come, and say, Come, and Jet us go
up to the mountain of the Lord, and
to the house of the God of Jacob; and
he will teach us of his ways,' and we
will walk in his paths: for the law
shall go forth of Zion, and the word
of the Lord from J erusalem" (Micah
4: 1-2).
Yes, this "law of liberty" will be
the foundation for the rule of Jesus
Christ in the soon-coming world to–
morrow. Men will learn to serve, to
help, and to give to one another as
God's law instructs.
What a day it will be!
Among other things, men shall not
"learn war any more" (Micah 4:3).
The Creator will even remove the
wild and vicious na ture from all crea–
tures at that time ( lsaiah 11 :6-9).
One striking prophecy of this soon–
coming time is found in lsaiah 32:1-
2: "Behold, a king shall reign in righ–
teousness, and princes shall rule in
judgment. And a man shall be as an
hiding place from the wind, and a
covert from the tempest; as rivers of
water in a dry place, as the shadow of
a great rock in a weary land." Jesus
Christ the Messiah will rule all na–
tions in righteousness a nd equity–
and soon there will be world peace!
How Man Should Llve Wl th His
Neighbors
Again notice verse 2: "And a man
shall be as a hiding place from the
wind, and a covert from the tem-
pest. ... " This expresses very poeti–
cally- if we make allowances for the
English translation of 1611 - the
love, the protectiveness and the kind–
ness we can expect from fellow hu–
man beings in the world tomorrow.
In a big city, when my daughters
walk down the street alone and hear
footsteps behind them, they are often
afraid. H they aren't, in many cases
they should be. And so are millions of
others in many of the cities of this
world.
In the coming world tomorrow–
guided by the "law of liberty"–
when my little ten-year-old daughter
meets a man on a lonely street or out
in the woods, he will be to her as a
"hiding place" or.a "coverC' from the
tempest. If she has fallen down or is
lost, he will help her and, if need be,
bring her home again.
In that day, our wives and daugh–
ters-and we ourselves-will have a
feeling of safety, security and outgo–
ing warmth toward our fellowman, a
feeling that is rare indeed in the so–
ciety in which we live today. The
leading nation in the world will be a
"land of unwalled villages ... having
neither bars nor gates" (Ezekiel
38:11).
Just think, no more robbery, no
more rape and, consequently, no
more locks, ba rs, gates, security
guards, policemen or defense estab–
lishments. Neighbors, as in Jsaiah
32, will be willing to help and
serve and protect others from acci–
dents. What a different world that
will be!
Then, and only then, will the whole
world be truly liberated. 1t will be
liberated not by screaming fanatics,
but when all nations and all men
learn there is a living God a nd start
fashioning their lives according to
the law of liberty revealed in H is
Word.
Meanwhile, you have your chance
to obey God's law now and become–
through Christ in you-a leader in
that soon-coming world.
Write for your free copy of our vi–
tal booklet
The Ten Commandments.
(See inside front cover for the ad–
dress of our office nearest you.)
Learn more about how to live the
way all the world will be living
soon.
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