Tuesday, September 29 Be as free people, using your freedom . . . as slaves of God.​—1 Pet. 2:16.

[Áine]

Tuesday, September 29

Be as free people, using your freedom . . . as slaves of God.—1 Pet. 2:16.

 

The real purpose for which Jehovah, through Jesus, has freed us from the law of sin and of death is for us to live a life of dedication “as slaves of God.” The best way to protect ourselves from misusing our freedom and thus becoming enslaved again by worldly ambitions and desires is to be fully absorbed in spiritual pursuits. (Gal. 5:16) Consider, for example, the patriarch Noah and his family. They lived in a violent and immoral world. Yet, they kept free from being entangled in the desires and pursuits of the people around them. How did they manage to do that? They chose to keep busy in all that Jehovah had assigned them to do—build the ark, store up food for themselves and the animals, and sound the warning to others. “Noah did according to all that God had commanded him. He did just so.” (Gen. 6:22) The result? Noah and his family survived the end of that world.—Heb. 11:7. w18.04 10 ¶8; 11 ¶11-12

[Tortuga]

It makes me wonder what type of political and social issues Noah and his family were challenged by. Their neutrality was critical to their survival.

[Áine]

23 hours ago, Mephibosheth said:

It makes me wonder what type of political and social issues Noah and his family were challenged by. Their neutrality was critical to their survival.

I have a feeling that they were huge...  

 

As we keep reminding ourselves... 'as in Noahs day people were' ...... 

So I feel that they would have been the same as today, although it would have been different scenarios 

[Tortuga]

I can image the city mayor telling Noah and his three muscular sons there is going to be a mandatory attendance townhouse meeting on Saturday night to discuss how to get the Nephilium out of the city.

 

Noah says, 'We can't make it, we are in the middle of a building an ark..'

 

"But Noah, people are dying.. don't you care?"