Publication date
1934
Yearbook
1934 Yearbook of Jehovah's witnesses
Publication page
262
Yearbooks catalogue
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May 
17 
(199) 
11 
ear 
the 
right, 
0 
Lord, 
attend 
unto 
my 
cry; 
give 
ear 
unto 
my 
pI 
ayer, 
that 
goeth 
not 
out 
of 
felgned 
lips.-Ps. 
17: 
1. 
David 
was 
hard 
pressed 
by 
hlS 
enemies 
who 
had 
greatly 
defamed 
the 
name 
of 
God. 
HIS 
enemIes 
had 
wrongfully 
accused 
DaVId 
and 
were 
seekmg 
his 
life, 
and 
he 
cried 
unto 
God 
to 
hear 
the 
right 
of 
the 
matter, 
declaring 
hIS 
own 
sincerIty 
m 
makmg 
this 
petItion 
to 
the 
Most 
High. 
In 
1914 
those 
who 
had 
responded 
to 
the 
call 
for 
the 
kingdom 
expected 
the 
kingdom 
to 
be 
set 
up 
and 
themselves 
taken 
to 
heaven. 
In 
this 
they 
were 
disappointed. 
A 
few 
years 
later 
great 
trIbula­ 
tion 
came 
upon 
them. 
Durmg 
1917 
and 
1918 
these 
faithful 
ones 
were 
wrongfully 
accused 
and 
betrayed 
by 
false 
brethren 
and 
cruelly 
persecuted 
by 
their 
ene­ 
mies. 
They 
were 
determmed, 
however, 
to 
be 
faithful 
to 
Jehovah 
and 
his 
King, 
and 
they 
cried 
unto 
the 
Lord 
for 
delIverance, 
insistmg 
on 
theIr 
own 
sincerity 
and 
that 
He 
hear 
the 
rIght 
of 
the 
matter. 
W 
1/15/34 
May 
18 
(132) 
There 
is 
a 
sin 
unto 
death: 
I 
do 
not 
say 
that 
he 
shall 
pray 
for 
~t-l 
John 
5:16. 
It 
was 
first 
thought 
that 
the 
only 
way 
to 
commit 
the 
sin 
unto 
death 
was 
and 
IS 
by 
repudIatmg 
the 
ran­ 
som 
sacrIfice. 
WIthout 
a 
questIOn 
of 
doubt 
one 
who 
first 
believes 
m 
Christ's 
blood 
as 
the 
ransom 
sacrI­ 
fice, 
and 
who 
enters 
into 
a 
covenant 
WIth 
Jehovah, 
and 
who 
then 
renounces 
the 
blood 
of 
Christ 
as 
the 
purchase 
price 
of 
man, 
thereby 
for 
ever 
depnves 
him­ 
self 
of 
life. 
The 
greatest 
part 
of 
the 
sm, 
however, 
is 
the 
willful 
transgression 
against 
God's 
wIll, 
and 
hence 
that 
is 
the 
sin 
unto 
death. 
It 
is 
an 
msult 
to 
God 
and 
a 
repudIation 
of 
God's 
provision. 
There 
are 
other 
ways 
of 
committing 
the 
sm 
unto 
death 
than 
by 
deny­ 
ing 
the 
ransom. 
At 
least 
three 
separate 
and 
dIStmct 
ways 
of 
committing 
the 
sm 
unto 
death 
are 
marked 
out 
in 
Jude 
11· 
"The 
way 
of 
Cain," 
"the 
error 
of 
Balaam," 
and 
"the 
gamsaying 
of 
Co're". 
W 
2/15/33 
May 17 (199) Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of fegned lips.—Ps. 17: 1. David was hard pressed by his enemies who had greatly defamed the name of God. His enemies had wrongfully accused David and were seeking his life, and he cried unto God to hear the right of the matter, declaring his own sincerity in making this petition to the Most High. In 1914 those who had responded to the call for the kingdom expected the kingdom to be set up and themselves taken to heaven. In this they were disappointed. A few years later great tribulation came upon them. During 1917 and 1918 these faithful ones were wrongfully accused and betrayed by false brethren and cruelly persecuted by their enemies. They were determined, however, to be faithful to Jehovah and his King, and they cried unto the Lord for deliverance, insisting on their own sincerity and that He hear the right of the matter. W 1/15/34 May 18 (132) There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for wt—i1 John 5: 16. It was first thought that the only way to commit the sin unto death was and 1s by repudiating the ransom saerifice. Without a question of doubt one who first believes in Christ’s blood as the ransom sacrifice, and who enters into a covenant with Jehovah, and who then renounces the blood of Christ as the purchase price of man, thereby for ever deprives himself of life, The greatest part of the sin, however, is the willful transgression against God’s will, and hence that is the sin unto death. It is an insult to God and a repudiation of God’s provision. There are other ways of committing the sin unto death than by denying the ransom. At least three separate and distinct ways of committing the sin unto death are marked out in Jude 11: ‘‘The way of Cain,’’ ‘‘the error of Balaam,’’ and ‘‘the gainsaying of Co’re’’. W 2/15/33

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