ASSOCIATION

(See also Conversations; Friends; Influence; Social Gatherings)

(Note centered heading below: Quotations)

Adam with Jehovah: w89 8/1 11-15

“association of brothers” (1Pe 2:17; 5:9): w21.03 29; it-1 200; w02 11/1 14; rs 327

at Bethel: w94 6/15 29

at conventions: km 4/11 6; w10 6/15 26; km 4/10 5

at meetings: lff lesson 10; jl lesson 6; w10 6/15 25-26; km 6/89 1

with foreigners: w16.10 10-11

at school: w07 9/15 10; g95 12/22 11

bad associations: mwb19.08 3; it-1 200; w15 8/15 25-26; w12 7/15 12-13; w97 7/15 18; w93 8/1 15-20; rs 189; km 6/89 1-2; w88 6/15 18-19; w87 11/1 18

avoiding: w24.03 22-23; lff lesson 48; w13 8/15 4; w06 3/15 23; g 7/06 30; g05 8/22 25-27; w04 5/1 12; w04 7/15 10-12; w04 12/1 15-16; w93 4/15 15-16; g89 9/8 22; w88 8/1 29

Bible examples: w23.09 9-10; mwb19.08 3; it-1 200; lvs 123-124; w17.03 24-26; lv 102-103; w10 6/15 8-9; w09 4/1 25; w04 1/15 28; my story 20; w02 10/1 13-14; w97 2/1 30; g86 5/22 13-14

changing to good ones: g94 1/22 20

Corinthian congregation: w98 7/1 18; w93 8/1 16

danger of immorality: w98 1/15 15

effect on conscience: g 8/08 27; w07 10/15 22; w01 11/1 6-7

effect on faith: w96 5/1 23

effect on spirituality: w18.07 19

faultfinders: w91 10/15 23

friends involved in wrongdoing: g96 1/22 16-17

friends who have left the truth: w02 8/15 24

harmful information: w00 5/1 8-12

helping Bible students avoid: mwb22.01 16

how wisdom helps avoid: w99 11/15 27

identifying: it-1 873; wt 47-49; w91 7/15 23; w91 8/15 29; w87 9/15 4

Israel: w16.04 6; w08 2/15 26-27; w97 7/15 8-9

‘marking’ disorderly ones in a congregation (2Th 3:14, 15): w24.08 7; od 143-145; w16.11 12; w99 7/15 29-31

‘nice’ people not serving Jehovah: w18.07 19; w06 3/15 23; jd 134-136; g05 7/22 19-20; g05 8/22 25-26; w97 11/1 23-25; w93 4/15 15

on TV: w99 1/1 5

opposite sex when not free to marry: w94 2/15 25

protecting offspring: g 8/09 4-5; w07 9/15 10

rationale of ‘helping’: g05 7/22 20

rejected by Jehovah’s guests (Ps 15:4): w89 9/15 28

results: yp 65-67, 278-280; w88 8/15 6

romantic advances of unbelievers: w12 11/15 7

those who are removed from the congregation: w24.08 27; scl 11; od 200; it-1 200; lvs 39-40; lv 34-35; w88 4/15 26-30; g87 8/22 13; w86 3/15 18

those who are spiritually dead: w89 10/1 17

those who deny we live in last days: w13 12/15 9

“those who hide what they are” (Ps 26:4): w06 5/15 20; g05 5/22 13; w04 9/1 16

those who keep making negative or skeptical comments: w13 12/15 8; w93 8/1 16

those who want to debate the truth: w93 8/1 16-17

unbaptized publishers who are unrepentant wrongdoers: w89 2/15 29; w88 11/15 19

‘utensils for a use lacking honor’ (2Ti 2:20): mwb19.08 3; w14 7/15 15-16; w93 4/15 15

video Learn to Reject Bad Association: lff lesson 48

why attractive: g 3/06 30; g 8/06 30; g05 7/22 19-21; g05 8/22 27

within the congregation: lvs 36-37; w15 8/15 25; lv 31-32; w13 12/15 8; w10 11/15 11; w03 2/15 26-27; w00 5/1 10-11; w97 7/15 18; g93 12/22 26-27

worldly people: scl 11; w19.01 15-16; w13 2/15 24; jr 59-60; w09 2/15 20; w94 2/15 24-25; w88 8/15 17

worldly roommates: g02 5/22 25-26

worldly workmates: w15 1/15 25

youths avoid: w04 9/1 16; w99 9/1 23; w96 5/1 23; w93 4/15 15-16

balanced view of privacy: g88 2/22 7-9

Bible students: w20.10 17; km 12/09 2

former friends: w11 12/1 17; w09 10/15 20

childhood friends: w93 8/1 20

children:

protecting from bad influence: g 8/09 4-5; w07 9/15 10

conversing: ijwyp article 124; g89 5/22 23-25

danger of doing what everyone else does: mwb20.09 2; w11 7/15 10-12

discussion: scl 10-11; it-1 199-200; lvs 31-40; w15 8/15 24-28; lv 25-35

effects: lff lesson 48; w19.06 12; g19.3 9; lvs 31; lv 25; w10 9/1 5; w09 8/15 20-21; w04 7/15 30; w90 4/1 19; gm 164

on spirit creatures: w00 2/15 11

experiences:

bad associations cut off: w98 8/1 18

bad associations lead astray: w01 11/1 6

bad associations left behind: lfs article 20

decline invitations to parties of schoolmates: jr 78; yb08 24

eliminating violent cartoons: w99 1/1 5

good association leads to pioneering: w22.11 26

hospitality extended to zealous Witnesses: w02 6/1 28

parents help daughter: w01 10/1 10

resists romantic advances at school: yb08 24-25

rock musicians abandon career: w12 7/1 21

stops socializing with colleagues: w13 2/15 24

student declines picnic invitation: w06 8/15 10

tragedy at party: w09 2/15 20

traveling overseer helps youth: w86 9/15 17

Witness associates with ones having little education: w20.03 27-28

family: w87 7/1 26-27

fitting in: ijwyp article 91; g 4/11 18-20; g91 10/22 23-25

for leisure activities: w11 10/15 11-12

good associations: bt 179; mwb19.08 3; w15 8/15 27-28; w10 6/15 25-27; w03 3/15 30; w03 7/1 6-7; w97 7/15 18; km 6/89 1-2

choosing: w23.09 10; mwb20.04 6; w19.06 12; lvs 31-38; w15 9/15 17; lv 25-32; w09 8/15 20-21; g 3/09 18-20; g04 8/22 16-17; lr 227-231; g97 2/22 13

effect on conscience: w07 10/15 24

for single Christians: jr 99-101

for single parents: w10 12/1 24

for sisters: w20.09 21-22

Jesus’ example: w98 11/15 13-14

older people: km 12/02 1; g98 5/22 13-14

parents guide: w19.12 25-26; w07 9/15 10; w05 1/1 23-24; w99 7/15 32

parents provide: w94 10/1 29-30

spiritually mature: w19.12 26; w10 1/15 20; w09 7/15 10-11; w07 9/1 30

value: scl 39; jl lesson 6; w00 3/1 16; w96 5/1 23

video Find Friends in Unexpected Places: lff lesson 48

wholesome peer pressure: w99 8/1 22-25

wisdom from: it-2 1194

Greek word: it-1 199

hanging out: g93 6/22 12-14

Internet:

chat rooms: g 10/08 6; g05 9/22 19-21; g05 10/22 17-19; g04 12/8 19-21; g00 1/22 20-21; g00 6/8 10

ones claiming to be Witnesses: km 7/07 3

online friendships: mwb22.03 9; yp2 99-104

social networks: w24.03 22-23; w17.03 21-22; w12 8/15 14; g 2/12 3-9; g 7/11 24-27; g 8/11 10-13; g 3/08 30; g 4/08 30; g 10/08 7; g 3/07 5-6

in the congregation: w21.06 11-13; lvs 35-38; lv 31-34; w13 3/15 16; g05 8/22 26-27; w04 8/15 20-21; km 8/01 1

business matters: od 138-139; w15 7/15 29; om 134-135

comfort and encouragement from: w21.05 24; w16.11 7; w11 12/15 29-30; w01 6/1 10; w96 1/15 22-23; w96 9/1 24

foreigners: w16.10 11-12

knowing fellow Christians well: km 5/04 4; km 9/98 1; km 8/94 1

new persons: km 11/04 1

security of: w10 6/15 6-10

strength from: w21.05 24

widening out: lff lesson 56; mwb18.07 4; w17.11 30-31; w07 1/1 9-11; w04 10/1 16-17; km 5/04 4; w95 12/1 16-17

Jews’ (ancient) attitude toward Gentiles: cl 152, 155; it-1 851; w11 4/15 22; w98 7/1 30; w98 12/1 9-10; w93 9/15 5

neighbors: w93 8/1 19

not isolating oneself: w24.01 24; w19.06 18-19; it-2 1194; w16.10 19; w12 6/1 8; w08 11/15 19; w07 4/15 28-29; g03 3/22 20

older people: w15 6/1 10; g00 4/8 28; g99 7/22 8-9; w86 2/1 28-29

opposite sex: g86 4/22 10-12

being alone with: w98 1/15 15; w93 2/15 15

being friends: ijwyp articles 55-56; g 6/12 15-17; g 7/12 16-19; g 5/09 20; g05 8/22 27; g92 8/22 17-19; yp 232-233; g86 3/22 17-19; g86 8/8 28

proper view of dating: ijwyp article 119; g 5/14 2; yp 225-226, 228-231, 234-235

transportation: w93 2/15 15

overcoming shyness: g 9/09 7; yp 121-126

peer pressure: g18.2 12; ypq 18-20; g 1/14 10-11; w10 11/15 7-11; w08 12/15 8-9; yp2 128-135; w07 10/1 27; w05 1/1 24-25; w04 10/15 22-23; g03 7/22 30; g02 11/22 11-13; g02 12/22 25-27; w99 8/1 22-25; w99 10/1 29-30; yp 73-80

reading: yp 283-288

relatives: w93 8/1 19

after marriage: w08 3/15 9-10

television: w90 8/15 14

unbelievers: w06 3/15 30-31; g 3/06 30; g97 9/8 12-13

romantic advances: w12 11/15 7

whether to invite worldly acquaintances or unbelieving relatives to social gatherings: km 6/89 1-2

workmates: w23.02 17-18; w15 1/15 25; w07 5/1 15-16; w02 8/15 21-22; w93 8/1 18-19; om 134; w87 3/15 6; w87 11/1 18

romantic advances: ijwbq article 62; yb08 23; w06 8/1 25; jd 94; w02 8/15 22; w87 3/15 5-7; w87 9/15 14

youths: w23.09 8-10; scl 16; w04 5/1 15-16

adult association: g 10/11 19

avoiding bad associations: jd 134-136; w04 9/1 16; g02 5/22 25-26; w99 9/1 23; w93 4/15 15-16

being left out: yp2 86-91; g 7/07 10-12

discerning good and bad associations: w93 8/1 19-20

good associations: w23.09 10; g 3/09 18-20; g04 8/22 16-17; g97 2/22 13

parental oversight: w19.12 25-26; w10 1/15 20; w07 9/15 10; g05 4/22 29

Quotations

whether for good or for bad, we share the values and goals of our associates: w98 5/15 26-27