How can the bible help you in real time, or is it old school obsolete dust in the wind? Lesson 1,2

Lesson 2.2 How can the Bible help us to enjoy our daily life?

The Bible gives us good advice. For example, it teaches families how to be truly happy. It offers advice on how to deal with stress and how to enjoy our work. You will learn what the Bible teaches about these topics and much more as we discuss this material together. You may come to agree that “all Scripture [everything in the Bible] is . . . beneficial.”—2 Timothy 3:16.

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2.3 How can you build up your trust in the hope the Bible gives?

Many people hope for good things to happen, but they cannot be sure that their hopes will ever be fulfilled. What the Bible promises is different. We can build up our trust in what it says by “carefully examining the Scriptures.” (Acts 17:11) As you study the Bible, you will be able to decide for yourself whether you can believe what it says about the future.

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DIG DEEPER

Examine some of the conditions that the Bible promises for the future. See how the hope the Bible gives is helping people today.
Collage: Contrasting scenes compare conditions that people experience today with conditions that the Bible promises for the future. The scenes are repeated below.
4. The Bible offers the hope of everlasting life in perfect conditions

Look at the following list of promises found in the Bible. Which ones especially appeal to you? Why?

Read the scriptures cited next to those promises, and consider these questions:

Do you feel that these scriptures give hope? Could they give hope to your family and friends?

Picture living in a world where

NO ONE WILL . . .


EVERYONE WILL . . .

feel pain, weaken with age, or have to die.—Isaiah 25:8.



see dead loved ones resurrected, brought back to life on earth.—John 5:28, 29.

get sick or live with a disability.—Isaiah 33:24; 35:5, 6.



enjoy good health and youthful energy.—Job 33:25.

experience injustice.—Isaiah 32:16, 17.



have plenty to eat, a comfortable home, and satisfying work.—Psalm 72:16; Isaiah 65:21, 22.

suffer as a result of war.—Psalm 46:9.



experience complete peace.—Psalm 37:11.

be plagued by troubling thoughts or memories.—Isaiah 65:17.



live forever in ideal conditions.—Psalm 37:29.

What, aren't these the kind of things 'vote for me' politicians promise if they're elected?

5. The Bible’s hope can make a difference

Many people are discouraged or even angered by the problems they see around them. Some fight to try to change things for the better. See how the Bible’s promise that things will get better helps people now. Play the VIDEO, and then discuss the questions that follow.

VIDEO: I Wanted to Fight Injustice (4:07)
Collage: Scenes from the video ‘I Wanted to Fight Injustice.’ 1. Rafika harvested cotton with people of her race when she was a girl. 2. Rafika is thrilled to see people from different races getting along when she attends a convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses for her first time.

In the video, what injustice troubled Rafika?

Although the injustice that she saw did not go away, how did the Bible help her?

The hope that the Bible offers for the future can help us to battle discouragement and cope with our problems successfully. Read Proverbs 17:22 and Romans 12:12, and then discuss these questions:

Do you think that the message of hope found in the Bible could make a difference in your life now? Why?

SOME PEOPLE SAY: “The Bible’s promises for the future are too good to be true.”

Why do you think it is important to examine the evidence?

You can buy a fence at the building market instead of twigs from the area here.

Sounds solid, how much is the fence?

SUMMARY

The Bible gives us hope and helps us to cope with challenges by promising a future filled with happiness.
Review

Why do people need hope?

What does the Bible say about the future?

How can having a hope for the future help you now?

SUMMARY

The Bible gives us hope and helps us to cope with challenges by promising a future filled with happiness.
Review

Why do people need hope?

What does the Bible say about the future?

How can having a hope for the future help you now?

i dont know

and i will never know because i dont give a damn...

Nuff said.

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LESSON 01
How Can the Bible Help You?”

“YOU will be persecuted for MY sake !

He/She who endures to the end will be saved.”

MY or YOUR mileage will not vary.

“HIS yoke is easy, HIS burden is light” (that we must share)

Does this disintegrating world's Military Industrial Nuclear Complex have hope? In what.... they won't rotate the keys?

If they do will God respond?

EXPLORE

Consider how the Bible’s advice is practical today.

“Bible Teachings—Timeless Wisdom” (The Watchtower No. 1 2018)

See how the Bible helped a man who had struggled with his emotions since childhood.

How My Happy New Life Began (2:53)

Examine the Bible’s practical advice for family life.

“12 Secrets of Successful Families” (Awake! No. 2 2018)

Learn how the Bible clears up a common misconception about who really rules the world.

Why Study the Bible?—Full Length (3:14)

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6. Others can help us to understand the Bible

In addition to reading the Bible on their own, many have found that discussing it with others is helpful. Read Acts 8:26-31, and then discuss this question:

How can we understand the Bible?—See verses 30 and 31.

Collage: 1. Philip the evangelizer explains the Scriptures to the Ethiopian man. 2. One of Jehovah’s Witnesses discusses the Bible with a mother and her two children.

The Ethiopian man needed help to understand the Scriptures. Many people today find it helpful to discuss the Bible with others

SOME PEOPLE SAY: “Studying the Bible is a waste of time.”

What would you say? Why?

SUMMARY

The Bible offers advice for daily life, answers important questions, and gives people comfort and hope.
Review

What kind of advice can we find in the Bible?

What are some questions that the Bible answers?

What would you like to learn from the Bible?

SUMMARY

The Bible gives us hope and helps us to cope with challenges by promising a future filled with happiness.
Review

Why do people need hope?

What does the Bible say about the future?

How can having a hope for the future help you now?

Lesson completed on:
Goal
Become more familiar with the Bible’s promises by reading the verses listed in this lesson.
Other:
Your other goal
EXPLORE

Learn more about the power of hope.

“Hope—Where Can You Find It?” (Awake!, April 22, 2004)

Discover how hope for the future can help those who are living with chronic illness.

“Living With Chronic Illness—Can the Bible Help?” (Web article)

When you watch this music video, picture yourself and your family enjoying life in the Bible’s promised future Paradise.

Imagine the Time (3:37)

Read how a social activist’s life changed once he learned the Bible’s hope for the future.

“I No Longer Feel That I Have to Change the World” (The Watchtower, July 1, 2013)

Lesson3:
Can You Trust the Bible?

The Bible makes many promises and offers much advice. Likely you are curious about what it teaches, but perhaps you are also cautious. Should you trust promises and advice from such an old book? Can you really believe what the Bible says about enjoying life now and in the future? Millions of people do. Let us see whether you can too.
1. Is the Bible a book of fact or fiction?

The Bible claims to be a record of “accurate words of truth.” (Ecclesiastes 12:10) It relates real events that involved real people. (Read Luke 1:3; 3:1, 2.) Many historians and archaeologists have confirmed the accuracy of important dates, people, places, and events described in the Bible.

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3:2 Is the Bible a book of fact or fiction?

The Bible claims to be a record of “accurate words of truth.” (Ecclesiastes 12:10) It relates real events that involved real people. (Read Luke 1:3; 3:1, 2.) Many historians and archaeologists have confirmed the accuracy of important dates, people, places, and events described in the Bible.

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2. Why can we say that the Bible is not out-of-date?

In many ways, the Bible has proved to be ahead of its time. For example, it touches on scientific subjects. Much of what it says on those subjects was controversial when it was written. However, modern science confirms that what the Bible says is accurate. It is “always reliable, now and forever.”—Psalm 111:8.

Lesson 3:3
3. Why can we trust what the Bible says about the future?

The Bible contains prophecies * that foretell “the things that have not yet been done.” (Isaiah 46:10) It accurately foretold numerous historical events long before they occurred. It also described today’s world conditions in striking detail. In this lesson, we will examine some of the Bible’s prophecies. Their accuracy is amazing!

DGN, do you remember "Wolf" or "Lion" from IS 11:6?

Do you mean Isa11:6?
The wolf will reside for a while with the lamb,
And with the young goat the leopard will lie down,
And the calf and the lion and the fattened animal will all be together;
And a little boy will lead them.
 7The cow and the bear will feed together,
And their young will lie down together.
The lion will eat straw like the bull.
 8The nursing child will play over the lair of a cobra,
And a weaned child will put his hand over the den of a poisonous snake.
 9They will not cause any harm
Or any ruin in all my holy mountain,
Because the earth will certainly Isa11:6

I'm aware that it currently says "wolf"
Do you remember 11:6 at any point being completely devoid of the word "wolf"?
I have always known it to be "Lion" and have no earthly explanation as to why it is changed

Maybe it's how your bible was translated?

Wait.... do you mean like David the lion of Judah and Wolfman Jack?

Examine how modern science agrees with the Bible, and investigate a few impressive Bible prophecies.
4. Science agrees with the Bible

In ancient times, most people believed that the earth rested upon something. Play the VIDEO.

VIDEO: The Earth Hangs Upon Nothing (1:13)

Notice what was recorded in the book of Job some 3,500 years ago. Read Job 26:7, and then discuss this question:

Why is the statement that the earth is suspended “upon nothing” surprising?

It was not until the 1800’s that the earth’s water cycle was well understood. Yet, notice what the Bible stated thousands of years ago. Read Job 36:27, 28, and then discuss these questions:

Why is this simple description of the water cycle remarkable?

Do the scriptures you just read strengthen your trust in the Bible?

5. The Bible foretold important events

Read Isaiah 44:27–45:2, and then discuss this question:

What details did the Bible foretell 200 years before the fall of Babylon?

Play the VIDEO.

VIDEO: The Bible Foretold the Fall of Babylon (0:58)

History confirms that King Cyrus of Persia and his army conquered the city of Babylon in 539 B.C.E. * They diverted the river that protected the city. After entering the city through gates that had been left open, they captured it without a battle. Today, over 2,500 years later, Babylon lies in ruins. Note what the Bible foretold.

Read Isaiah 13:19, 20, and then discuss this question:

How does what happened to Babylon confirm the fulfillment of this prophecy?

3:6. The Bible foretold things we see today

The Bible refers to our time as “the last days.” (2 Timothy 3:1) Notice what the Bible foretold about this time period.

Read Matthew 24:6, 7, and then discuss this question:

What significant conditions did the Bible say would exist during the last days?

Read 2 Timothy 3:1-5, and then discuss these questions:

What common attitudes of people during the last days did the Bible describe?

Which of these attitudes have you observed?

SUMMARY

History, science, and prophecy all indicate that you can trust the Bible.
Review

Is the Bible a book of fact or fiction?

What are some areas where science agrees with the Bible?

Do you think that the Bible foretells the future? Why, or why not?