The Future
You can live forever on earth
Ps. 37:29 "The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it"
Matt. 5:5 “Happy are the mild-tempered, since they will inherit the earth
A husband should “love his wife as he does himself.”
Eph. 5:33 "Nevertheless, each one of you must love his wife as he does himself; on the other hand, the wife should have deep respect for her husband."
Col. 3:19 "You husbands, keep on loving your wives and do not be bitterly angry with them"
God has a name
Ps. 83:18 "May people know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth."
Jer. 10:10 "But Jehovah is truly God. He is the living God and the eternal King. Because of his indignation the earth will quake, And no nations will endure his denunciation."
God wants us to pray to him
Ps. 62:8 "Trust in him at all times, O people. Pour out your hearts before him. God is a refuge for us."
Ps. 65:2 "O Hearer of prayer, to you people of all sorts will come."
1 Pet. 5:7 "while you throw all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you."
Jesus was a great teacher whose advice always works
Matt. 6:14, 15 "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; whereas if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
Matt 6:34 "So never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties. Each day has enough of its own troubles."
Matt 7:12 "All things, therefore, that you want men to do to you, you also must do to them. This, in fact, is what the Law and the Prophets mean."
The earth will never be destroyed
Ps. 104:5 "He has established the earth on its foundations; it will not be moved from its place forever and ever"
Eccl. 1:4 "A generation is going, and a generation is coming, But the earth remains forever"
A wife should deeply respect her husband
Eph. 5:33 "Nevertheless, each one of you must love his wife as he does himself; on the other hand, the wife should have deep respect for her husband."
Col. 3:18 "You wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as it is becoming in the Lord."
God communicates with us
2 Tim. 3:16, 17 "All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, so that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work."
2 Pet. 1:20, 21 "For you know this first, that no prophecy of Scripture springs from any private interpretation. For prophecy was at no time brought by man’s will, but men spoke from God as they were moved by holy spirit."
The Bible teaches us how to pray
Matt. 6:7-13 "When praying, do not say the same things over and over again as the people of the nations do, for they imagine they will get a hearing for their use of many words. So do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need even before you ask him. “You must pray, then, this way: “‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth. Give us today our bread for this day; and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the wicked one.’"
Luke 11:1-4 "Now he was in a certain place praying, and when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him: “Lord, teach us how to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” So he said to them: “Whenever you pray, say: ‘Father, let your name be sanctified. Let your Kingdom come. Give us each day our bread according to our daily needs. And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is in debt to us; and do not bring us into temptation.’”"
Jesus foretold events we see today
Matt. 24:3, 7, 8, 14 "While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately, saying: “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?”... “For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another. All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress... And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."
Luke 21:10, 11 "Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another food shortages and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and from heaven great signs."
Everyone will have perfect health
Isa. 33:24 "And no resident will say: “I am sick.” The people dwelling in the land will be pardoned for their error."
Isa 35:5, 6 "At that time the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. At that time the lame will leap like the deer, and the tongue of the speechless will shout for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert plain."
A husband and a wife should be loyal to each other
Mal. 2:16 "For I hate divorce,” says Jehovah the God of Israel, “and the one who covers his garment with violence,” says Jehovah of armies. “And guard yourselves respecting your spirit, and you must not deal treacherously."
Matt. 19:4-6, 9 "In reply he said: “Have you not read that the one who created them from the beginning made them male and female and said: ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will stick to his wife, and the two will be one flesh’? So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has yoked together, let no man put apart.” I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the grounds of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery."
Heb. 13:4 "Let marriage be honorable among all, and let the marriage bed be without defilement, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers."
God is fair and unbiased
Deut. 10:17 "For Jehovah your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the God great, mighty, and awe-inspiring, who treats none with partiality and does not accept a bribe."
Acts 10:34, 35 "At this Peter began to speak, and he said: “Now I truly understand that God is not partial, but in every nation the man who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him."
We should pray often
Matt. 7:7, 8 "Keep on asking, and it will be given you; keep on seeking, and you will find; keep on knocking, and it will be opened to you; for everyone asking receives, and everyone seeking finds, and to everyone knocking, it will be opened."
1 Thess. 5:17 "Pray constantly."
Jesus is God’s Son
Matt. 16:16 "Simon Peter answered: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”"
John 3:16 "For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life."
1 John 4:15 "Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is God’s Son, God remains in union with such one and he in union with God."
The earth’s environment will be restored
Isa. 35:1, 2 "The wilderness and the parched land will exult, and the desert plain will be joyful and blossom as the saffron. Without fail it will blossom; it will rejoice and shout for joy. The glory of Lebʹa·non will be given to it, the splendor of Carʹmel and of Sharʹon. They will see the glory of Jehovah, the splendor of our God."
Rev. 11:18 "At that time the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. At that time the lame will leap like the deer, and the tongue of the speechless will shout for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert plain."
Children who respect and obey their parents will succeed
Prov. 1:8, 9 "Listen, my son, to the discipline of your father, And do not forsake the instruction of your mother. They are an attractive wreath for your head And a fine ornament for your neck."
Eph. 6:1-3 "Children, be obedient to your parents in union with the Lord, for this is righteous. “Honor your father and your mother” is the first command with a promise: “That it may go well with you and you may remain a long time on the earth."
God wants to help us
Ps. 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, A help that is readily found in times of distress."
Ps. 145:18, 19 "Jehovah is near to all those calling on him, To all who call on him in truth. He satisfies the desire of those who fear him; He hears their cry for help, and he rescues them."
BONUS: God promises to listen to our prayers
Jer 29:12 "And you will call me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.’"
Ps 17:10 "But you will hear the request of the meek, O Jehovah. You will make their hearts firm and pay close attention to them."
Jesus is not God Almighty
John 14:28 "You heard that I said to you, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I am."
1 Cor. 11:3 "But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn, the head of a woman is the man; in turn, the head of the Christ is God."
Current events and attitudes indicate a change is near
Matt. 24:3, 7, 8 “While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately, saying: “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things? For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another. All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress.”
Luke 21:10, 11 "Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another food shortages and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and from heaven great signs."
2 Tim. 3:1-5 "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power; and from these turn away."
BONUS: Grown children should care for parents and grandparents
1 Ti 5:4 "But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to practice godly devotion in their own household and to repay their parents and grandparents what is due them, for this is acceptable in God’s sight."
Pr 23:22 "Listen to your father who caused your birth, and do not despise your mother just because she has grown old."
Psalm 25:14 "Close friendship with Jehovah belongs to those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them."
James 4:8 "Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you indecisive ones."
BONUS: God expects us to trust in him when we pray
James 1:6, 7 "But let him keep asking in faith, not doubting at all, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and blown about. In fact, that man should not expect to receive anything from Jehovah;"
BONUS: Jesus is the only way to God
John 14:6 "Jesus said to him: “I am the way and the truth+ and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."