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Subject Index for “The Watchtower” 1978

Indicating date of issue in which article appears

BIBLE

“Basket of Summer Fruit,” 11/15

First Chronicles​—Meaningful Names, 10/15

First Kings​—Glory and Disgrace, 7/1

First Samuel Highlights Obedience, 4/1

“Forehead of a Wife Committing Prostitution,” 8/15

‘For Nothing the Net Is Spread,’ 6/15

“Great King” Disciplines Human King, 4/1

Idolatry​—Downfall of Israelites, 7/1

Jehovah Reveals His Judgments, 11/1

“Kicking Against the Goads,” 4/1

‘Quiver like Open Burial Place,’ 9/15

Sermon on the Mount (This section appears in each issue from 1/15 forward)

Success Depends on Faithfulness, 11/15

Value of Bible Genealogy, 3/15

What Did the Wise Man Mean? 1/1

Where Did Those Verses Go? 5/15

Wise Proverb, 10/15

CHRISTIAN LIFE AND QUALITIES

“Abhor What Is Wicked”​—Why? 1/1

“Be of Good Cheer,” 3/1

“Be Peaceable with All Men,” 5/15

Can You Admit When You Are Wrong? 8/1

Christian “Works”​—What Include? 6/1

Comfort in Time of Grief, 10/15

Do You Value Your Privacy? 2/15

Gluttony​—Why Avoid It? 12/15

“Home Sweet Home”​—in Critical Times, 2/1

How Rewarding Is Fame and Fortune? 4/1

Human Kindness Essential, 2/15

Key to Family Happiness, 9/15

Live with the Unchangeable, 3/15

Living with Infirmities, 10/15

Maintaining the Family Circle, 2/1

Making Obedience a Pleasure, 8/15

Only a Word Should Be Sufficient, 7/1

What Does It Mean to Be “Holy”? 8/1

Who Does Not Need Comfort? 10/15

Why Can Love ‘Bear All Things’? 6/15

INSIGHT ON THE NEWS

(This section appears in each issue)

JEHOVAH GOD

Creation Tells of God’s Glory, 5/15

God’s Name and Yours, 5/1

Is God’s Name in Your Bible? 5/1

New Evidence Comes to Light! 5/1

Something New About God’s Name? 5/1

Success by Reliance on Jehovah, 2/1

Thankful for God’s Discipline, 8/1

Theologians Stumble over Name, 5/1

They Criticized Too Soon! 5/1

What Draws You to God? 5/15

What Happened to God’s Name? 5/1

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

All Ready to “Go,” 5/15

“Always Peaceful,” 3/15

Assembling to Promote Faith, 11/15

Attending Meetings Speeds Maturity, 8/15

Building in the Netherlands, 3/15

Can Faith Win in Today’s World? 11/15

Can You Benefit from Faith? 12/1

Conventions Need Willing Workers, 2/1

Encouraged to Remain Faithful, 11/1

Expressions of Thanks, 9/1

Friendly Island Listens, 4/1

Gilead Graduates Dearly Loved, 5/1

“Good News” Reaches “Distant” Part, 7/1

Growing Paradise in Sweden, 8/1

How Important Is Christian Giving? 5/1

In Postwar Germany​—Youths Praise, 9/1

Jehovah’s Loving-kindness Abounds, 1/1

Letter of Gratitude, 10/1

Modern Application of Parable, 9/15

More “Workers” Needed, 6/15

Prayer Answered, 8/1

Prisoner Rehabilitation, 3/15

Reaching Out in Central America, 1/15

“Seed” Bears Fruit in Africa, 8/15

Spiritual Refreshment to Curaçao, 5/15

True Riches of Puerto Rico, 2/15

Truth Penetrates “Gibraltar of North,” 6/1

Using the Tongue in Panama, 2/15

Victorious Faith Can Affect You, 12/1

JESUS CHRIST

Memorializing Christ’s Death, 3/1

One Genealogy of Great Importance, 4/1

“Peace Among Men Who Please Him,” 12/15

Teacher Who Was Different, 7/1

LIFE STORIES

Adventurous Life​—With Satisfaction, 9/15

Adversities​—How We Overcame, 4/15

Decisions Contributed to Happy Life, 11/1

Deliverance! Proving Grateful, 10/1

Gangster Receives Pardon, 3/15

Good Government​—Ever Be Realized? 1/1

Hope That Has Sustained Me, 8/15

In Our Portuguese Hamlet, 2/1

Something Better than Wealth, 3/1

We Found Way to Love, Joy, Peace, 9/15

MAIN STUDY ARTICLES

Adorn the Teaching of God in All Things, 3/15

Appreciating the Sacredness of Life and Blood, 6/15

Are You Self-Indulgent​—or Self-Sacrificing? 8/1

Are You Walking in God’s Name? 8/15

Basis for a Purposeful Life, 2/1

Bearing the Burden of Injustice, 10/15

Beauty of Jehovah’s Sovereignty, 7/15

Can You Endure Trials Successfully? 7/15

Cause for Being Joyful and Exulting in God, 7/1

Christianity and the Record of True Religion, 4/15

Christ Impaled, “The Power of God,” 5/15

Christ Impaled, “The Wisdom of God,” 5/15

Co-Workers in the Harvest, 6/1

Cultivating the Spirit of Self-Sacrifice, 8/1

Doing Jehovah’s Work in Jehovah’s Way, 11/1

Enduring in Faithfulness, 1/1

“Excellent Woman” Displays Loyal Love, 2/15

Firmly Resolved About Life and Blood, 6/15

Fortified to Speak Jehovah’s Words, 1/1

Future Life by Resurrection, 9/1

How God’s Kingdom Can Benefit You, 1/15

How Urgent Are Our Times? 10/1

“I Shall Resurrect Him at the Last Day,” 9/1

Jehovah Grants “A Perfect Wage,” 2/15

“Keep on the Watch,” 10/1

Kind of Fruit Bearing That Glorifies God, 12/15

“Kingdom of Our Lord and of His Christ” Takes Over, 3/1

Let God’s Name Be Sanctified, 5/1

Living as Belonging to Jehovah, 3/15

Love in Action, 9/15

“Ministers of Our God” and Their Assistants Today, 7/1

“Ministers of Our God” Pioneer Vital Restoration Work, 7/1

Now Is the Due Time to Welcome the Universal Sovereign, 3/1

Our Choice to Work with Jehovah God, 11/1

Our Incoming World Government​—God’s Kingdom, 3/1

Prove Yourself Faithful, 11/15

Qualifying as Teachers in the Congregation, 12/1

Recognize Christ’s Vital Place, 4/1

Resurrection of Life and One of Judgment, 9/1

“Roll Your Works upon Jehovah,” 5/1

Share Joyfully with Jesus Christ in Jehovah’s Work, 6/1

Suffering That Can Benefit You, 10/15

True Religion​—How to Identify It, 4/15

Vine, the Wine from Which Makes God and Man Glad, 12/15

“Walk Worthily of Jehovah,” 8/15

What Does Jehovah Require of You? 9/15

Where Is Your Treasure? 11/15

Wise, Discreet and Experienced Men to Guide God’s People, 12/1

Your Maker Deeply Cares About You, 2/1

MISCELLANEOUS

Agency for Restoring Peace, 1/15

Apostle John’s Fight, 10/15

Appreciative Doctor, 6/15

Are These Really the “Last Days”? 10/1

Barnabas​—Loyal Supporter, 6/15

Baruch​—Secretary Received Message, 12/15

Belief in Resurrection​—Factual? 4/15

Bible Education on the Wane? 10/1

Brazil’s Catholic Church in Crisis, 1/15

Can Life Arise by Chance? 7/15

Christmas Has a Long Reach, 12/15

Courageous Woman Jael, 9/15

Does God Care About You? 12/1

Do You Remember? 1/1, 4/15, 8/15, 12/15

Education That Satisfies, 10/1

Eliab​—Unqualified for Kingship, 6/1

False Religion and War, 6/15

Governments Crushed by Kingdom, 6/15

Her Faith Was Lifesaving, 8/15

How Much Do You Value Life? 6/1

Human Brain​—Three Pounds of Mystery, 7/15

Incestuous Marriages, 3/15

Is Your Life Death-oriented? 6/1

Kingdom “Sign” Fulfilled, 1/15

Laodicea​—the Wealthy City, 2/15

Man Who Resisted God’s Will, 4/15

Observations About Transfusions, 9/15

Peace and Security, 4/1

“Perceived by the Things Made,” 7/15

Proud Rebel Korah, 11/15

Sex Without Marriage​—Why It Hurts, 8/1

‘Taste and See Jehovah Is Good,’ 8/15

Terrorism​—Why? 10/1

Time for Patient Waiting, 10/1

Trinity​—from What Source? 10/15

True Religion for Young, 9/1

Visiting Where It Happened, 11/1

When Children Become Wayward, 10/15

Where Jesus Grew Up, 12/1

Who Cares About Religion Anymore? 4/15

“Why Does God Permit Wickedness?” 7/15

World Without Violence​—Possible? 1/15

Youths Turn to Religion​—Why? 9/1

QUESTIONS FROM READERS

Appearance of resurrected ones? 9/1

Appointed servants continue when children under “charge of debauchery”? 2/1

Bible guidelines regarding sex? 2/15

Christian attend Bar Mitzvah? 10/15

Did Jehovah speak to Adam directly? 11/1

Harmonize Genesis 11:1 and Ge 10:5, 7/15

How “great tribulation” would ‘never occur again,’ 8/15

Job’s ‘covenant with his eyes,’ 12/15

Paul disagree with governing body? 10/15

Point of Proverb: “Ridiculer you should strike. . .”? 5/1

Questions on blood, 6/15

Restitution for thefts before baptism? 9/15

Tape recordings of public prayers? 1/1

“Time and times and half a time,” 4/1

What is “Sodom and Egypt”? 1/15

What were “various baptisms”? 4/1

Which is “this generation”? how long? 10/1

Why Jesus “alone having immortality”? 11/15

Why Jesus “declared all foods clean,” 7/1

Why Moses not “go out and come in,” 6/1

Why not put new patch on old garment? 4/15

Wrong to use painkiller? 3/15