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    The Watchtower, August 1, 1978

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    The Watchtower—1978

    Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom

    What Kind Of A Person Are You?

    Are You SELF-INDULGENT or SELF-SACRIFICING?

    IN THIS ISSUE

    3 Can You Admit When You Are Wrong?

    Reasonableness and meekness are to be preferred to 'face-saving' pride

    6 We Can Be Satisfied With Our Results

    6 We Can Be Thankful for God's Patient Discipline How we can benefit today from the history of God's dealings with mankind

    9 A Growing Paradise in Sweden Where the "good news" is helping young and old to find a real purpose in life

    14 The Sermon on the Mount—"When You Pray . . ."

    Should it be for outward show, or as a private petition from the heart?

    16 Are You Self-Indulgent—or Self-Sacrificing?

    Yes, what kind of person are you? As foretold for these "last days" men have become 'lovers of themselves, of money, of pleasure, rather than of God.' Will you share in fighting the encroachment of such worldliness on the Christian congregation by disowning yourself to follow Jesus continually? If so, then you will be doing what the following article recommends:

    21 Cultivating the Spirit of Self-Sacrifice

    26 Sex Without Marriage 30 What Does It Mean

    —Why It Hurts to Be "Holy"?

    29 Insight on the News 32 A Prayer Is Answered

    A WATCHTOWER enables a person to look far into the distance and announce to others what is seen. Likewise, this magazine, published by Jehovah's Witnesses, aids the reader to see what the future holds. Since it began publication in 1879, "The Watchtower" has held faithfully to God's Word as its authority. It stays clear of all political involvement. It points to the Bible prophecies showing that Jesus Christ is God's means for restoring peace and harmony to this globe. It shows that this Son of God, on the basis of his shed blood, will release mankind from sin and death to enjoy eternal life in happiness on a paradise earth. Because Jehovah God will accomplish all this soon through his kingdom by Jesus Christ, "The Watchtower" announces that kingdom as the real hope for mankind.

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