New Study Book???

cinnamon1642

Based on the glimpses of the new book "Keep Yourselves in God's Love" I could forsee them suggesting that this be a 2nd study book with someone before they are baptized. They will likely keep using "What Does the Bible Really Teach?" as the 1st book, but that book ends with a chapter entitled "Remain in God's Love". I could see them suggesting that the new book be studied with someone as a 2nd book if they haven't yet progressed to baptism maybe instead of the "Worship the Only True God" book from 2002.

truthseeker

Hi Cinnamon,

Here is an outline of the new book, "Keep Yourselves In God's Love"

I noticed on the copyright page that there is no "Published by Jehovah's Witnesses" - instead it is "Publishers Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York"

CONTENTS

1. "This Is What the Love of God Means"

2. How Can You Maintain A Good Conscience

3. Love Those Whom God Loves

4. Why Respect Authority

5. How to Keep Separate From the World

6. How to Choose Wholesome Entertainment

7. Do You Value Life as God Does?

8. God Loves Clean People

9. "Flee From Fornication"

10. Marriage - A Gift From a Loving God

11. "Let Marriage Be Honorable"

12. Speak What "Is Good for Building Up"

13. Celebrations That Displease God

14. Be Honest in All Things

15. See Good for Your Hard Work

16. Oppose the Devil and His Crafty Acts

17. "Building Up Yourselves on Your Most Holy Faith"

Appendix

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

Hi Cinnamon,

Yes, it is to be the new second study book for students. Those poor, poor students.

B the X

cinnamon1642

Thanks so much! Can you clarify what the topics in the Appendix are?

cinnamon1642

After they go through Bible Teach and then this new book, I'm sure they will be encouraged to study Worship the Only True God at least on their own after their baptism. Looks like they are really trying to solidify and stabalize people in the faith. Instead of promoting a six month bible study like they did after the Knowledge book came out and to just get it done ASAP, they seem to be drawing it out more - with them having doorstep bible studys in the Bible Teach book or Require brochure for as little as 5 minutes. Seems that they are trying to get people to stick with what they are learning instead of easily falling away.

truthseeker

Appendix

How to Treat a Disfellowshipped Person

Head Coverings - When and Why?

Flag Saluting, Voting and Civilian Service

Blood Fractions and Surgical Procedures

Gain the Victory Over Masturbation

The Bible's View on Divorce and Separation

Resolving Disputes in Business Matters

What is interesting is like the "Bible Teach" book, all the controversial issues such as blood, disfellowshipping etc are in the Appendix.

This might serve to distract the bible student from thinking too deeply on these issues - they would only be referenced in the study material

After all - who actually reads the appendix of a book? It's put at the back for a reason.

moshe

Instead of promoting a six month bible study

If these studies last a year or more leading to baptism, than they better explain how the "new light" thingy works. A year is long enough for them to begin to see flip-flops, I mean the light gets brighter, stuff!

Quandary

Appendix

Gain the Victory Over Masturbation

I see they are still obscessed with the private lives of people. They really have to give this issue a rest! Do they really think reading their suggestions is going to keep people, especially teenagers and young adults from masturbating? It goes to show how "out of touch" they really are!

Q

cabasilas

How to Treat a Disfellowshipped Person
Head Coverings - When and Why?
Flag Saluting, Voting and Civilian Service

These sections sound interesting. Any changes noted? How do they present voting and civilian service?

InquiryMan

It would be most interesting to see a scan of those subjects as well as the masturbation appendix...

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