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You know people are often surprised when I tell them that I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Sometimes they ask me how I can believe in God. Their reaction is understandable, since most religions do not encourage their believers to ask for proof of what they are taught or to do research for their beliefs. However, the Bible encourages us to use our “thinking ability.” (Proverbs 3:21) All the evidence of intelligent design in nature, together with evidence from the Bible, convinces me that God not only exists but is also interested in prayers.
Admittedly, your background may stand in the way of you enjoying an intimate relationship with Jehovah.
So again If there is any material giving, to charities for instance, it is because there is need to salve a conscience, or because one’s reputation is at stake.
There is very little giving of the kind referred to by Christ Jesus when he counseled: “Do not let your left hand know what your right is doing.” (Matt. 6:3)
God’s Word, the Bible, foretold that “in the last days . . . men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, . . . unthankful”—2 Tim. 3:1, 2.
And if you are all still reading you might benefit from some of its wisdom because after the Bible’s fight that lasted for centuries the Bible was finally given a wide distribution. It is now available in so many languages and in such great numbers that it has become the most popular book in the world.
So you should see by all the above the emotions of love and hate are associated with the heart of you people.