Watchtower Study, How to React to Injustice, Week of January 6-12, 2025, Comments and Responses.

Watchtower Study, How to React to Injustices, January 6-12, 2025, Comments and Responses.

“Do not be overcome by evil, but continue to overcome evil with good” (ROM. 12:21).

1, 2. What injustices can we suffer?

Well, because of the way the world is, we may suffer prejudice or inequality or pressure.

ADDITIONAL COMMENT

Also within the congregation we can suffer injustice from some brothers.

But in those cases, as we have learned, we must strive to be patient with those who treat us badly in preaching, even with our enemies, who are sometimes on television programs. So we try not to hate them, the more we have to be patient and loving with our brothers, if out of pure imperfection and perhaps without bad intention they ever treat us unfairly.

We may experience injustices such as prejudice, inequality, and oppression, which are common in this world. Furthermore, we may experience unfair treatment by brothers, who, although not like those who oppose the truth, may be imperfect and act unfairly. These injustices remind us that we have all faced similar situations.

Jesus told the story of a widow who repeatedly asked a judge for justice, reflecting the common injustices of her time. The disciples could understand this feeling, as many suffered injustices, something we also face today due to prejudice, inequality, and oppression. Furthermore, we may even experience mistreatment from our own brothers and sisters due to human imperfection. These examples teach us to learn from Jesus' patience in the face of injustice.

It may even be one of our brothers who treats us unjustly. So what we do is that we must be like the widow who says in the introduction, who asked the judge to attend to her, well we have to give in.

Yes, the statement in Ecclesiastes 5:8 is very interesting, when it mentions that this is normal because we are all imperfect and there are people who will act this way, but it comforts us as the text says that there is someone above who is watching and he is seeing that injustice, well and in due time he will act.

3. How do we know that Jehovah cares about how we are treated?

Psalms 37:28 says that Jehovah loves justice. And then if we love

justice, we will hate injustice.

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We know that Jehovah cares deeply about how we are treated because He loves justice. Furthermore, Jesus said that God “will see that justice is done to us quickly” at the right time. And soon He will eliminate all suffering and will not allow us to suffer injustices anymore.

In Luke 18:7,8, he says that he will see to it that justice is done quickly. It is true that quickly sometimes it is not so fast for us, but the good thing is that Jehovah has great patience, but the additional information said that we can be totally sure that Jehovah will not allow this injustice to exist even a single day longer than the justice requires.

Well, there you can see what he is going to do in the future and we hope that it will happen soon and that is that he will righteously defend his people and his humble people.

4. How does Jehovah help us?

Jehovah teaches us how to react to injustice and also shows us what we should do to avoid making things worse.

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Jehovah helps us by teaching us how to react to injustice and showing us what we should do to avoid making things worse. He also provides us with a perfect model to follow, that of his Son, and in the Bible he offers us very useful advice that we can apply when we are treated unfairly.

Also as a graphic example, he has given us a perfect model to follow, which is his son Jesus.

And as it was read at the beginning, Jehovah loves justice, so he has left us the Bible so that we can confront injustices, but in the way he sees injustices and to wait for Jehovah to solve those injustices.

The Bible also offers us very useful advice that we can apply when we are treated unfairly.

2 Peter 3:13, we see how there will be a new heaven and a new earth, that is, we see how Jehovah is going to remove the injustices that exist, and we can be sure of that and knowing it gives us hope and strength to be able to wait.

LET'S BE CAREFUL WITH HOW WE REACT

5. Why should we be careful about how we react to injustice?

To not do something reckless.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

We must be careful how we react to injustice because, although it is normal to feel hurt and distressed, it is important not to do something reckless. Faithful servants like Job and Habakkuk also felt this way, but it is necessary to control our reaction to avoid impulsive actions.

As Ecclesiastes says, even a wise man, oppression can drive him to madness, so to a certain extent it is normal for us to feel hurt or distressed when injustice is done to us, but we must be careful not to react in a reckless way.

The example of Job is shown who suffered many injustices and felt very bad, but well. He had a somewhat hasty reaction, as he himself said in Job 6:2,3, he said my words have been hasty so we have to be careful. .

Yes, the other example was Habakkuk, who was so desperate, so anguished, that he said to Jehovah, how long are you going to tolerate this, how long do I have to shout for help without you hearing me, like in a way he was venting his frustration to Jehovah, and that It could come off as disrespectful. However, it is explained that the desperation of his heart was a product of anguish.

6. What does Absalom's example teach us? (See also the image).

Absalom's example teaches us that, although it is understandable to feel anger at injustice, we do not have the right to take justice into our own hands. Absalom was angry when he learned of the rape of his sister Tamar by his half-brother Amnon and let himself be overcome by anger. But his reaction was not correct, since acting that way only made the situation worse. This highlights the importance of not acting impulsively.

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Although he had reason to think that way because what he had committed was a very serious crime, he did not think that the only one who can take these measures is Jehovah, he took justice into his own hands and it did not go well.

Yes, the lesson would be that reacting to injustice can lead us to make things worse and in the end take justice into our own hands.

In the case of Absalom he held a grudge, he continued thinking about it for two years, he planned what he was going to do and well. We can also be careful with the reaction we have, not only with what we do, but with what we think and feel.

And it was logical that Absalon felt so bad, because the law prohibited having relations with his half-sister. Then he deserved death for what he had done, and yet his father David, as 2 Samuel 13:21 says, although he found out what had happened, did not want to hurt his son's feelings, because he was his firstborn and he loved. So there was also David, because he did not follow the law and of course that complicated things a lot and increased Absalom's hatred.

Yes, Absalom also lived with his sister, and seeing her day after day perhaps with that suffering or even that he says that he was leaving people, because it did not help him improve his feelings. Even as mentioned in second Samuel, it says who made others accomplices to the murder. Then he let his feelings get carried away and wanting to calm that pain he increased it.

Yes, and that would be taking justice into your own hands and as we have seen, acting in a prudent manner was the opposite of what happened to him.

And the story shows that taking justice into their own hands brought very bad consequences, because according to the law only the responsible Absalom had to die, but verse 30 says that David received the news that he had killed all his children, that is, Innocent people died too.

In this case, an injustice can lead us to do something reckless at the time, but there is also the danger of doing it knowingly, as happened in this case, taking justice into one's own hands goes wrong on both occasions. So we have to leave justice where it belongs.

ILLUSTRATION

Well, we see Absalom, who looks good as the Bible says, then we see poor Tamar, who had been raped by her brother. And then on his face you can see how calm he is that I'm going to fix this.

Tamar cries desperately and tears her tunic. Absalom, acting cunningly, gestures for her to remain silent. When Absalom learned what had been done to his sister Tamar, he let his anger get the best of him. (See paragraph 6).

7. What was the first reaction that a psalmist had when faced with injustice?

He felt so bad about the injustices that he almost lost sight of how good it was to serve Jehovah.

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The psalmist's first reaction to injustice was to feel distressed and almost lose sight of how good it was to serve Jehovah. He observed that the wicked mistreated the righteous and enjoyed life, which caused him great discomfort. He said that trying to understand the situation was very distressing for him, and he went so far as to state that his feet had almost strayed, and that they were on the verge of slipping.

And it is not that he had stopped loving Jehovah, it is simply that he became a little unbalanced. In chapter 73 we see different expressions that he had towards people who did things wrong, because he thought that everything was easier for them, even He went on to say that it is clear that it has not been worth it to keep my heart pure. So the injustices unbalanced his point of view a little.

That is why the lesson we learn is that we do not get carried away by the apparent victory of those who commit injustice, because in the end it can happen that it harms us, we even come to doubt that we are in the truth, and that Jehovah sees everything and helps us. will help.

We noticed that, for example, he says when he was trying to understand it, it was very distressing for me and that is the problem, sometimes there are situations that cannot be understood because we do not know them or for whatever reason, but if we resist accepting that fact we are going to suffer much more than what happened to him, he tried to understand why this happens to them and he suffered a lot until he put things in their place.

8. How did a brother react when he suffered injustice?

When a brother named Alberto was wrongly accused of stealing funds from the congregation, he felt bitter, angry, and frustrated. He let the emotional pain affect him so much that he became distant from Jehovah and was inactive for five years.

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This experience shows what can happen to us if we do not control our emotions when we suffer injustice. Well, if this brother was accused of having stolen funds from the congregation, although it turns out that he was innocent, then of course he lost his appointment as an elder, logically he lost The respect of the brothers who found out about this and he says that he felt very bitter, angry and frustrated is a bit logical since he was innocent, but his pain reached such a point that he let this pain control him so much. emotional that turned away from Jehovah and was inactive for 5 years.

This is an example of a reaction that makes things worse, apparently, and perhaps at the moment we can see that it is logical that he would get angry, but he did not stop and see that what he did was fatal to him for years.

Well, Jehovah is not to blame and in the end Jehovah puts things in their place.

Well, since we are also imperfect, we must be very careful to control our emotions, even if we know that we are right, as in this case.

LET'S IMITATE JESUS

9. What injustices did Jesus endure? (See also images).

Well, for example, some of his relatives did not believe that he was The Messiah and told him that he was crazy.

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As we see in the image, Jesus endured several injustices, including that some of his relatives did not believe that he was the Messiah and said that he had gone crazy. On the other hand, religious leaders accused him of collaborating with demons, and Roman soldiers mocked him, mistreated him, and eventually killed him.

Well, Jesus is the perfect model to follow when injustices happen to us, because I think he was the one who suffered them the most and among those injustices was that the religious leaders accused him of collaborating with demons.

And not only that, he also suffered mockery from the Romans who mistreated him and then ended up killing him, so that is an injustice but quite tremendous.

Well, something that had to hurt Jesus a lot, because of course when it's the family you've always lived with and even your own mother who knew many details said that they didn't believe in him and also that it seemed like he had gone crazy, so That was a test that made Jesus have to control his emotions a lot, because somehow it hurts much more when it is his own family than when they are strangers.

Also in Mark 15, when he was already arrested and under so much pressure, it is interesting to see how they tried to humiliate him, ridicule him, he says that when they made fun of him, they put clothes on him, they took them off, they yelled at him in that situation, and going through that mockery is not Not from people who knew not that they were being compensated. Well, it must also have been very difficult to feel provoked and do nothing and stay calm.

And in Mark 14:55, it mentions that the chief priests were watching, looking for some cause to arrest him and kill him. So under that constant pressure knowing that what they are trying to do is look for things that don't exist, but that they are trying to invent them to kill you, it must be a very deep, very great degree of stress to control every day what you do and what you say, knowing what can happen. be the result.

Yes, although everything is terrible for a person to be accused of things like this, but nevertheless, he would get to the bottom of it when they accused him of doing all these things by the power of demons, when it says in verse 22 of Mark 3, who is the scribes said is possessed by Beelzebub expels the demons through the ruler of the demons, they imagine the son of God accused of being the leader of the demons.

Mark 15 in 17, says that they braided a crown of thorns and put it on him and then in 19 he says that they hit him on the head with a reed and spat on him, that is, let's imagine Jesus had not done anything to them, but he They humiliated him and despite that Jesus taught us an example.

Not only what they did to him, but how they did it, with sarcasm, with mockery that hurt Jesus Christ physically and also emotionally. But he, although he could have stopped it and also Jehovah, he endured without taking revenge and is a good example.

The difference is that Jesus could have done something, we sometimes face injustices, well what are we going to do, Jesus could have done something, and yet he did nothing, he left that in the hands of his father.

ILLUSTRATION

Yes, first we see how his relatives did not believe in him, and also told him that he was crazy, then we see how the Romans who were, so to speak, his executioners, because they mistreated him and in the third we see how the religious leaders accused him of everything he did was done by the power of Satan.

And something that also stands out in the drawing is the color of the mantle and the crown, the purple mantle was a mantle that kings used to wear, and the crown of thorns is also a symbol of royalty, as he said he was the king of the Kingdom of God, because they dressed him with these two symbols of royalty to mock him.

And despite these injustices we see in the large photograph how he is enduring, through his face we see that with patience despite the suffering he is trusting that Jehovah will be the one to solve all things.

Images of the injustices that Jesus suffers: 1. He wears a crown of thorns and is bleeding. 2. Some non-believing family members doubt him. 3. Religious leaders oppose him furiously. 4. He falls under the weight of the torture stake that a Roman soldier forces him to carry. Jesus gave us the perfect example of how to react to injustice. (See paragraphs 9 and 10).

10. How did Jesus react to injustices? (1 Peter 2:21-23).

Jesus knew when to speak and when to be silent.

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Jesus reacted to injustices by knowing when to speak and when to remain silent. When some made up lies about him, he sometimes decided not to say anything. And, when he chose to speak, he did not insult or threaten his enemies. Jesus was able to control his reactions because he placed himself in the hands of the one who judges justly, trusting that Jehovah would see and correct all injustices in due time.

As mentioned in the note for this paragraph, first century Christians also suffered injustices caused by harsh masters and non-Christian husbands. Hence, the Apostle Peter advised them how to react to these situations, encouraging them to maintain respectful behavior and follow the example of Jesus, who endured suffering without responding with threats or insults, trusting that Jehovah would judge justly at the right time.

In 1 Peter 2:18-20 the apostle advises servants to be submissive to their masters, even if they are harsh and unfair. Peter emphasizes that suffering unjustly, but maintaining a patient and correct attitude before God, is commendable. This reflects a call to endure with dignity and faith the injustices that we may face in our daily lives.

Well, when they invented lies about him or he decided not to say anything, and when he chose to speak, he did not do so by insulting or threatening the person who had spoken ill of him.

At all times he says that he put himself in the hands of the one who judges with him, he trusted his father and knew that he was the one who would fix things at the right time when he considered it.

Yes, in Matthew 11:9, for example, they accused him of being a glutton, a wine drinker who was a friend of tax collectors and sinners, but we see the reaction not how he knew how to react, because he left everything in the hands of Jehovah, He knew that Jehovah was going to judge justly and he did not worry about responding badly or insulting them.

Yes, when the high priest ordered him to say under oath before the living God that he is the Christ, there was no other option left, he had to confirm that he was the Christ and what's more, he told them from now on you will see the son of man sitting on the right of him with Power and coming in the clouds of heaven, that is, he confirmed what he was asking, but because he had ordered it in the meantime when they were telling lies and he had no responsibility, he did not fall into the deception

It seems that some first century Christians also suffered from harsh masters or non-Christian husbands.

11. What might it mean to control what we say? (See also images).

Controlling what we say can involve several actions. If what they did to us is not very serious, we can just let it go. We can also choose to stay silent so as not to say anything that could make things worse. However, if we notice that someone is suffering injustice or the truth needs to be defended, we may need to speak up. In any case, it is essential to do it with respect and gentleness.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Sometimes no matter how serious the injustice is, it is best to let it go. The text of James 1:20 is very clear: man's anger does not work the justice of God. So it is not appropriate or that by taking justice into our own hands we end up offending Jehovah and making things worse.

Well, if we decide to speak, we always have to do it with respect and gentleness, we must always control what we say, because as we read in Ecclesiastes, there is a time for everything, a time to tear, a time to sew, a time to remain silent or a time to speak.

Yes, for example, if there is an injustice that is being committed, sometimes it is appropriate to talk about it and deal with it, because we have the example of the Greek-speaking Jews who, when they detected that their widows were being overlooked in the distribution The food diary says that the twelve met and gathered all their disciples and said that this was not right, and then that injustice was fixed.

We see her seeking Jehovah's guidance, praying, so she teaches us a lesson, whether we choose to remain silent about the injustice we suffer or have to defend it, let us always do so by asking for Jehovah's guidance, because that is what will contribute to the situation. get better and not get worse.

Yes, I really like the case of the little brother when he was preaching, who says that he had been insulted again, and what had really bothered him was the reaction he had, what he was thinking of doing to the girl. person who was in this case messing with him, but as we saw later under prayer he reacted well, he did like Paul looked for something in common and also read him a text from the Bible.

In her case, when she received that abuse, not what they were accusing her of at school, she went on the contrary, she sank, she didn't know what to do, how to get out of there, but then her mother helped her with the example of the Shulamite when she They wanted to conquer King Solomon. And then it was like a wall, she already grasped that idea and things went better for her.

ILLUSTRATION

We see this sister how our brothers in Russia are often treated, she could be making a fuss saying that this is an injustice, etc., but she decides to stay silent because she knows she doesn't have to do anything. However, he asks Jehovah for help in prayer and when he has to stand before the judge defending his faith, that is when he does it and that is when he speaks.

Images of how an older sister reacts to injustice: 1. She remains calm while a masked officer takes her away in handcuffs and another searches her house. 2. Speaks respectfully to the judge at trial. 3. He prays in his cell, watched by a guard. When we suffer injustice, we can imitate Jesus by thinking carefully about when and how to speak. (See paragraphs 11 and 12).

12. How can we put ourselves “in the hands of him who judges justly”?

We can place ourselves “in the hands of him who judges righteously” by trusting that Jehovah knows the truth about us. If someone has the wrong idea about us or treats us badly, this trust helps us endure injustice, since we know that, sooner or later, Jehovah will solve the situation. By letting Him take charge, we prevent anger or resentment from taking over, which can lead us to overreact, steal our joy, and damage our friendship with Jehovah.

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If someone treats us unfairly, we trust that Jehovah knows what the truth is, and this will help us endure because we know that sooner or later Jehovah will solve the situation.

And when we keep this in mind and always let Jehovah be in charge and put the truth at its right moment, we will avoid being dominated by anger, those feelings of rage or even resentment.

Yes, that is why we have here this very important appreciation as the Bible says in Psalms 37:8 which says to put aside anger, renounce Fury, do not get angry lest you do evil. What this teaching tells us is that we always have to trust in Jehovah to deposit what has happened to us and that Jehovah will judge in due time and bring the truth to light.

13. What can help us continue to endure injustice?

Knowing that Jehovah knows what we are going through and also that Jesus understands how he has also suffered injustices because he knows how we feel.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

What can help us continue to endure injustice is to remember that Jehovah knows what we are going through and that Jesus, who also suffered many injustices, fully understands our feelings. In addition, Jehovah offers us useful advice in his word that helps us react well to injustice. This provides us with support and guidance to deal with difficulties we may experience.

That is the idea of ​​Hebrews 4:15-16 that we have Jesus Christ as a high priest who can sympathize with our weaknesses, he can understand our feelings, also those of injustice, of course we are not going to reach his level, no, it is very It is difficult to maintain it, above all, if the injustices are strong, to maintain the integrity that Jesus maintained, but he is our model and teaches us that he understands us, and then in verse 16, also very beautiful, there is Jehovah when he exhorts us to draw closer. to the throne of goodness and merit that is the Throne of Jehovah to obtain understanding and help from him.

Follow the example of Jesus who suffered all kinds of very strong injustices and he resolved it by entrusting himself to Jehovah and letting Jehovah act.

“GIVE PLACE TO ANGER”

14. What does the expression “give way to anger” mean? (Romans 12:19).

The expression “give way to wrath” in Romans 12:19 means to let Jehovah do justice at the time and in the way He deems best. This means not taking matters into our own hands, but trusting that Jehovah will take care of the situation.

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This is illustrated by the example of John, who faced a situation of injustice from another brother. Despite his impulse to have things his way, John remembered the counsel of Romans 12:19 and decided to control his anger. In doing so, he was patient and trusted Jehovah to handle the situation, thus showing how “giving way to anger” involves waiting on divine justice rather than acting impulsively.

Yes, when reading these words one might think that giving way to anger is precisely giving vent to anger, letting one vent, no, however, that is not the idea, it says that it is giving way to the wrath of Jehovah. not our own, that's why he meant leaving things in Jehovah's hands to take care of.

And in the paragraph there is the example of John who says that he had to control himself a lot so as not to fix things his own way, and to do so he had to develop a lot of patience and trust in Jehovah.

15. Why is it best to wait for Jehovah to act?

Waiting for Jehovah to act is best because we will save ourselves the stress and frustration of trying to solve the problem ourselves. Jehovah offers to help us, promising to take care of the matter in the best way possible. By trusting in that promise, it is easier for us to free ourselves from anger, as experienced by John, who recognized that Jehovah’s solution would be infinitely better than his own.

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Because there are things that we cannot control no matter how much we want to, and even if we would also like to make sure that everyone listens to us, we cannot control each person's thoughts. However, Jehovah takes care of it in the best way and while we do it we are calm, it is true.

Yes, perhaps Brother John's reflection sums it up very well, when he says that if I leave things in Jehovah's hands I know that his solution will be infinitely better than mine.

Jehovah will take care of doing it in the best way and at the right time. And on the other hand, if we do it our way, I really liked this paragraph, because it associates it with stress, frustration and feelings of anger.

“KEEP OVERCOMING EVIL WITH GOOD”

16, 17. How does prayer help us to continue overcoming evil with good? (Romans 12:21).

Prayer helps us continue to overcome evil with good by allowing us to see those who treat us badly in a different way. By praying for them, we can calm the anger and resentment we feel, making it easier for us to adopt a more compassionate and forgiving attitude. This approach, exemplified by Jesus, distances us from negative reaction and prompts us to respond with kindness, thus fulfilling the counsel of Romans 12:21.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Well, he helps us in the same way that he helped Jesus, he says that when he was suffering so many injustices from the soldiers, he made a prayer to Jehovah in harmony with what the text of Romans 12:21 mentioned, to overcome the evil that they were doing to him, with the good and his good was to pray to God, not to punish these soldiers for the bad things they were doing, but he says that he asked his father to forgive them because he did not know what they were doing, and this he did. who helped Jesus went to see these soldiers in a different way and calm that anger and resentment that they may have had.

Praying for those who treat us badly will help us see them differently and calm the anger and resentment we feel.

Furthermore, it is a commandment of Jesus, as it could be another, when he said love your enemies and pray for them. So no matter how much injustice a brother has done to us, he does not become an enemy like those who are treating the brothers badly and have even killed them, because we still have to pray for them, so we have to see it as a command that In the end it will benefit us.

And the text that we read from Romans 12:21 is the base text of this article, which invites us to make two reflections to do exactly as the topic of the article says, how to react. The first, let's not give up, let's not let ourselves be defeated by evil, and the second is what the final part says about continuing to fight, defeating evil by doing good. So those two things can make us decide precisely how our way of acting is not going to make the situation worse, difficult, yes, but it is not impossible.

And we know how difficult it is to pray for someone who has hurt us, because we have suffered injustice, but if Jehovah and Jesus tell us to pray for our enemies, it is because he knows the effect that this has, the power that prayer has. and that will help us see our enemies in a different way and not have anger, so that is a relief for us too.

Yes, in a moment as difficult as when he was about to die he said in Luke 23:34 because they do not know what they are doing, that is, many times people who are not doing harm are in ignorance. So we also have to take that into account when praying for them.

18. How did prayer help Alberto and John?

Alberto prayed to Jehovah for the brothers who had treated him unfairly, asking for help to leave what had happened behind them. This enabled him to overcome the situation and return to serving Jehovah faithfully. John For his part, he prayed repeatedly for the brother who had wronged him. Their prayers helped him to ensure that his emotions did not affect the way he saw his brother, to not judge him, and also gave him peace of mind. In both cases, prayer allowed them to manage their feelings and overcome the injustices they had suffered.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Alberto had been accused of stealing money from the congregation and lost his privileges and became inactive, it must have been very painful for him during this time, but he says that I prayed to Jehovah for the brothers who had treated me unfairly and I asked him many times to help me leave behind what had happened, and evidently Jehovah helped him because now he is serving Jehovah again.

John also asked Jehovah over and over again for the brother who had hurt him and these repetitive prayers stopped his emotions from affecting the way he saw his brother and what gave him peace of mind.

19. What should we do while this system lasts? (1 Peter 3:8, 9).

Let us never stop asking Jehovah to help us.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

As long as this system lasts, we should continue to ask Jehovah for help and strive to imitate the way Jesus responded to injustice. It is also important to continue applying Bible principles, for if we do this, we can be sure that Jehovah will bless us.

Continuing with 1 Peter 3:8 and 9, we must strive to imitate the way Jesus reacted to injustice and always maintaining our beautiful brotherhood, if we apply biblical principles Jehovah will bless us.

WHAT WOULD YOU ANSWER?

How can we imitate Jesus when we suffer injustice?

Jesus knew when to speak and when to be silent. When some people made up lies about him, he sometimes decided not to say anything. And, when he chose to speak, he did not insult or threaten his enemies. Jesus was able to control his reactions because “he put himself in the hands of him who judges justly.” I knew that Jehovah saw all these injustices and trusted that He would correct them in due time.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Well, no matter who causes this injustice to us, even if it was perhaps a dear brother, we must control how we react to that injustice, control our emotions and, above all, leave matters in the hands of Jehovah.

We have to decide whether to remain silent or make a defense with tact and judgment, and once decided, we do not open our mouths or we open them.

What does it mean to give way to anger?

The context indicates that he was referring to the wrath of Jehovah. We follow this advice when we let Jehovah do justice when and in the way he deems best.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

John was treated unfairly by another brother. He said: “I had to control myself a lot not to fix things my way. Romans 12:19 helped me to be patient and trust in Jehovah.”

Well, letting Jehovah be the one to do justice at the time when he sees it most opportune and convenient, it could take a long time or maybe even until the new world we see this injustice, it could be true, it has nothing to do with what that revenge is a dish best served cold, otherwise we should give way to anger at all.

How can prayer help us overcome injustices?

Praying for those who hurt us, and asking Jehovah to forgive them, will give us the peace of mind we need.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

It helps us have peace of mind, it helps us forgive, which frees ourselves from rancor and resentment. We are obeying what Jesus said to pray for those who persecute us and bless those who have harmed us, if we only do good to those who treat us well, what reward is there?