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Lesson 42 Hope of Israel Ministries BIBLE Correspondence Course 5

WILL TURN AWAY THEIR EARS FROM explains exactly why this world experiences
THE TRUTH, AND TURN ASIDE UNTO wars, sicknesses and suffering.
FABLES" (II Timothy 4:3). Note well that peo- There are hundreds of religious, political
ple AS A WHOLE will just naturally not EN- and economic “cures” in the world, but none of
DURE the truth! them reaches the cause of earth’s problems.
People sincerely WANT to serve their Only YEHOVAH’S MIND IS great enough to
OWN lusts. They want to be in ignorance of know the TRUE answers. No book BUT HIS
YEHOVAH’s law and way of life! They do not BIBLE can explain the laws that eternally regu-
want the astounding proof that the Bible is true, late human life and human affairs -- LAWS
that it is inspired -- that it can be proved right! which, when violated, bring the penalties of
As Jeremiah the prophet was inspired to sickness, war and death.
write: “An appalling and horrible thing is come Only the Bible is able to point the way
to pass in the land: the prophets prophesy in the out of impending chaos!
service of FALSEHOOD, and the priests bear Yet men reject its solutions as out of date
rule at their beck and call; and My people love to in this space age. Its truth they do not want to
have it so" (Jeremiah 5:30-31, Moffatt Trans.). know. That’s WHY “THE LORD HATH A
No wonder so many are deceived today. CONTROVERSY WITH THE NATIONS"
Most religious leaders just won’t preach the (Jeremiah 25:31). EVER SINCE THE BEGIN-
truth! So let us now understand what the Bible NING OF HUMAN LIFE, YEHOVAH GOD
REALLY IS. HAS HAD A CONTROVERSY WITH HU-
MANITY. HUMAN BEINGS BY NATURE
WHAT the Bible Really IS REFUSE TO FOLLOW HIS WAY OF LIFE.
Humans think their ways are better. Man as-
The Bible is the written revelation of the sumes that he knows more than YEHOVAH
Creator God for mankind. IT CONTAINS THE God.
ABSOLUTELY VITAL KNOWLEDGE THAT Yes, “there is a way which seemeth right
EVERYONE NEEDS DESPERATELY TO unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of
UNDERSTAND -- but which would be inacces- DEATH" (Proverbs 14:12). Humanity avoids
sible by any NATURAL means. acknowledging YEHOVAH God as Supreme
In the Bible, YEHOVAH God speaks Ruler. People hide their eyes from plain evi-
with authority to us through its writers. THE dence, and label Scripture falsely as myth and
BIBLE, THEN, POSSESSES SUPREME tradition.
AUTHORITY OVER OUR LIVES SINCE IT
COMES FROM OUR OWN SUPREME Where Is the Proof?
CREATOR. The Bible repeats hundreds of
times: “Thus saith the Lord.” In Scripture, YE- Everyone today demands proof! People
HOVAH God speaks in the first person -- “I” -- have a chip on their shoulders, so to speak. They
and challenges us to test Him to PROVE want someone to prove whether the Bible RE-
whether He speaks the truth. (Isaiah 44:6-9.) ALLY is true. The Messiah said this challenging
Without the Bible we can NEVER UN- attitude would reach its climax in these last days
DERSTAND THE LESSONS OF THE PAST, of human civilization -- just before man with his
THE MEANING OF THE PRESENT, AND scientific ingenuity could blast all human life out
THE GOAL OF THE FUTURE. of existence (Luke 18:8)
Scripture, when rightly understood, Of course it is right that we should prove
GIVES A RATIONAL MEANING for man’s it! And there is proof -- proof of the most
existence and the causes of our world’s ills. It amazing kind -- proof that would astound the

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