Listening to the great teacher (1971)

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Listening TO THE Great Teacher

Listening TO THE Great Teacher

"Let the young children come to me, and do not try to stop them." —Luke 18:16.

COPYRIGHT, 1971

BY

WATCH TOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY

OF PENNSYLVANIA

PUBLISHERS

Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

International Bible Students Association Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

This Book Is Published in 70 Languages And the Total Printing in All Editions Is 29,000,000 COPIES

Made in the United States of America

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

1 Jesus, the Great Teacher . . . . .

CONTENTS

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26 Children Who Praise God . . . . .

NOTE: The scriptures referred to in this book may be found in any translation of the Bible. However, unless otherwise indicated, direct quotations are from the modern-language "New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures." Citations marked "Dy" show where the same information is found in the Catholic "Duoy Version."

A Word to You Parents

The love of parents for their children is a wonderful quality. Like most parents, you are undoubtedly concerned with giving your children a good start in life.

But we are sure you realize that there is more to this than simply providing food and clothing for your children and sending them off to school to be educated. To face life successfully, children need moral guidance, principles by which to live. And they need these from their tender years on. Heartbreaking things can and do happen where children receive help too late.

Perhaps, like many parents, you feel somewhat at a loss as to where to begin and what to teach your children. Really, the best principles that can be found anywhere are found in the Bible. Instruction based on the Bible has definite advantages. By it, children come to realize that what they are being told is not just their father's or mother's idea. It is what their Creator says; it is his will. This gives a strength to parental counsel that cannot be equaled in any other way.

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