THE BIBLE IS AN UNFAILING GUIDE TO REAL SUCCESS Flashcards
Jehovah is always completely successful (Isa 55:11) Through the Bible, he shows humans how to be successful in life (Jos 1:7, 8; Ps 1:1-3)
Jehovah is always completely successful. What scripture, as shown below, indicates this?
“So my word that goes out of my mouth will be. It will not return to me without results, but it will certainly accomplish whatever is my delight, and it will have sure success in what I send it to do.”
Isaiah 55:11
Through the Bible, he shows humans how to be successful in life. What scriptures, as shown below, indicates this?
“Only be courageous and very strong, and observe carefully the entire Law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not deviate from it either to the right or to the left, so that you may act wisely wherever you go. This book of the Law should not depart from your mouth, and you must read it in an undertone day and night, in order to observe carefully all that is written in it; for then your way will be successful and then you will act wisely.”
Joshua 1:7, 8
Through the Bible, he shows humans how to be successful in life. What scriptures, as shown below, indicates this?
“Happy is the man who does not walk according to the advice of the wicked and does not stand on the path of sinners and does not sit in the seat of scoffers. But his delight is in the law of Jehovah, and he reads His law in an undertone day and night. He will be like a tree planted by streams of water, a tree that produces fruit in its season, the foliage of which does not wither. And everything he does will succeed.”
Psalm 1:1-3
Jehovah warns against striving after worldly and financial success. What scriptures, as shown below, indicates this?
“But those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge men into destruction and ruin. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains.”
1 Timothy 6:9, 10
“For wisdom is a protection just as money is a protection, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its owner.”
Ecclesiastes 7:12
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How has the Bible’s counsel about keeping a balanced view of acquiring wealth been shown to be correct? (1 Timothy 6:9, 10; Matthew 6:24; Ecclesiastes 7:12)
Today, success in life is usually measured in financial terms. The more a person earns, the more successful he is thought to be. The Bible, however, warns against putting too much emphasis on material things. The apostle Paul wrote: “Those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and ruin. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains.”—1 Timothy 6:9, 10; compare Matthew 6:24.
Experience has shown how appropriate this warning is. A clinical psychologist notes: “Becoming No. 1 and rich does not make you feel fulfilled, satisfied, authentically respected or loved.” Yes, those who spend all their energies pursuing wealth often end up feeling bitter and frustrated. The Scriptures, while acknowledging the value of money, point to something far more important: “Wisdom is for a protection the same as money is for a protection; but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom itself preserves alive its owners.”—Ecclesiastes 7:12.
