him up. In all such ways you show yourselves wise, and wise children make happy parents. (Prov. 15:20; 27:11) Yes, each member of the family circle, husband, wife, parent and child, has an obligation toward the others and, by manifesting love, can build them up as well as himself, all to Jehovah’s praise.

Love Builds Up the New World Society

1, 2. (a) Why can the Christian witnesses of Jehovah properly be termed a New World society? (b) What facts and scriptures show that it is love that builds up the New World society?

THE Christian witnesses of Jehovah are known as a New World society because they make known God’s new world and conduct themselves as fitting ambassadors of the new world. They are motivated by the New World principle of love, love for Jehovah and for their neighbor. This is so obviously true that time and again the public press commented upon it when reporting on their Triumphant Kingdom assemblies that were held in North America and Europe during 1955.

² This is exactly as it should be, for their Leader, Jesus Christ, laid the greatest emphasis on love, even stating that by it his true followers could be identified. “I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves.” Love is the “perfect bond of union,” that binds the members of the New World society together, making them strong, able to present a united front against the whole world and defeating Satan’s two-pronged attack of persecution and materialism. “Two are better than one,” and “a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” What love accomplishes in building up the family circle it also accomplishes with the New World society and for the same reasons.—John 13:34, 35; Col. 3:14, NW; Eccl. 4:9, 12, RS.

LOVE BUILDS UP AT MEETINGS

3, 4. How does love view gathering with God’s people, and so what does it do toward that end?

³ Love builds up the New World society because it draws us to the various meetings and assemblies of dedicated Christians, where we receive increased light on God’s Word, spiritual strength and encouragement to continue serving Jehovah. Not only that, but love makes us view all such gatherings as opportunities to build up others. Love makes us want to come early and to extend a warm welcome to our brothers and the good-will stranger. Love causes us to be keenly interested in what is said from the platform, for by paying close attention we build up the speaker. Love will also make us want to linger after the meeting is over to exchange experiences and to give a helpful and encouraging word or gesture to one who may