Ch.1 Par. 23, 24. (a) Why should you continue to ask questions about what you are learning? (b) What is the subject of the next chapter?
Chapter 1 Paragraph 23, 24.
(a) Why should you continue to ask questions about what you are learning? (b) What is the subject of the next chapter?
23"Of course, there will be things that you do not understand at first. It can be a little humbling to ask for help, but do not hold back because of embarrassment. Jesus said that it is good to be humble, like a little child. (Matthew 18:2-4) And children, as we know, ask a lot of questions. God wants you to find the answers. The Bible praises some who were eager to learn about God. They checked carefully in the Scriptures to make sure that what they were learning was the truth.—Acts 17:11.
24The best way to learn about Jehovah is to examine the Bible. It is different from any other book. In what way? The next chapter will consider that subject."
a)"there will be things that you do not understand at first, ...but do not hold back because of embarrassment. God wants you to find the answers. The Bible praises some who were eager to learn about God. They checked carefully in the Scriptures to make sure that what they were learning was the truth.—Acts 17:11. The best way to learn about Jehovah is to examine the Bible."
b) "In what way is the Bible different from any other book?"
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(Matthew 18:2-4) So, calling a young child to him, he set it in their midst 3 and said: “Truly I say to YOU, Unless YOU turn around and become as young children, YOU will by no means enter into the kingdom of the heavens. 4 Therefore, whoever will humble himself like this young child is the one that is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens;
(Acts 17:11) Now the latter were more noble-minded than those in Thes‧sa‧lo‧ni′ca, for they received the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily as to whether these things were so.
WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES
- God cares about you personally.—1 Peter 5:7.
- God’s personal name is Jehovah.—Psalm 83:18.
- Jehovah invites you to draw close to him.—James 4:8.
- Jehovah is loving, kind, and merciful.—Exodus 34:6; 1 John 4:8, 16.
