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<noinclude><pagequality level="1" user="" /></noinclude>August 11 (151) Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.-Rom. 12: 2. How could a new creature, "born" or "begotten", conform himself to this world' By lending aid, in- fluence, support and service to the things of this world, such as politics, social reform, and like efforts, to make the world a :fit place to live in. That is ex- actly what a "great multitude" of professed followers of Christ have been doing. When one accepts the call to God's kingdom and devotes himself thereto he makes himself a target for the world and must suffer because he refuses to conform himself to this world. As 8 son of God he will then pursue a course of boldness for the Lord. His affections being set on things above, he does not seek to reform the world, but seeks to do God's will. He who loves the Lord's kingdom has his heart set on it and makes himself a servant thereof. August 12 (130) Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.-lsa. 55: 4. In addition to being the Redeemer Jesus must also be a witness for God to the people, "a leader and commander" to turn them back to God. Jesus' own words prove conclusively that he came to earth to "bear witness unto the truth" and that his followers must likewise be witncsses to the truth. Just as surely as Jesus was and is the Leader of the people, even so those who share the kingdom with him must act with him to lead the people unto God by magnifying the name of Jehovah God. They must now tell the people that Jehovah is God and declare the day of his vengeance against Satan's organization, and thus give witness to lead the people to God, that some may hear and understand before the battle of Armageddon begins. <noinclude><references/></noinclude>