Fasin Blong Stanap Strong Longtaem—I Impoten Long Ol Kristin
“Yufala i gat fasin blong bilif, ale yufala i mas joenem long . . . fasin blong stanap strong longtaem.”—2 PITA 1:5, 6, NW.
1, 2. ?From wanem yumi evriwan i mas stanap strong longtaem gogo kasem en?
ELDA we i goraon wetem waef blong hem tufala i visitim wan narafala Kristin we i gat bitim 90 yia finis. Hem i spenem plante yia long fultaem minista wok. Taem oli stap storeyan, brata ya we i olfala moa i tokbaot ol nambawan wok we hem i glad blong stap mekem long ol yia bifo. Wora blong ae blong hem i stap ron taem hem i toktok, i se: “Be, naoia mi no save mekem eni samting.” Elda ya we i stap goraon i openem Baebol blong hem mo i ridim Matyu 24:13, ples ya we Jisas i talem se: “Be man we i stanap strong gogo olgeta samting ya i finis, bambae God i sevem hem.” Nao elda ya i lukluk olfala brata ya mo i talem se: “Laswan wok blong yumi evriwan, nating se yumi save mekem plante no yumi save mekem smol, hemia blong stanap strong longtaem gogo kasem en.”
2 Yes, yumi evriwan olsem ol Kristin yumi mas stanap strong longtaem gogo kasem en blong rabis fasin blong naoia no kasem taem we yumi ded. I no gat narafala rod we yumi save kasem glad hat blong Jeova blong yumi sef. Yumi stap long resis blong kasem laef, mo yumi mas “mekem tingting blong yumi i strong, blong yumi resis” gogo yumi kasem en blong hem. (Hibrus 12:1) Aposol Pita i makem olsem wanem fasin ya i impoten taem hem i talem long ol narafala Kristin se: “Yufala i gat fasin blong bilif, ale yufala i mas joenem long . . . fasin blong stanap strong longtaem.” (2 Pita 1:5, 6) ?Be wanem nao stret mining blong fasin ya blong stanap strong longtaem?
Mining Blong Fasin Blong Stanap Strong Longtaem
3, 4. ?Fasin blong stanap strong longtaem i minim wanem?
3 ?Stanap strong longtaem i minim wanem? Grik tok blong “fasin ya blong stanap strong longtaem” (hy·po·meʹno) i minim nomo se “stap nomo no stap biaen.” Hem i kamaot 17 taem long Baebol. Long saed blong trifala man ya blong wokem diksonari, W. Bauer, F. W. Gingrich mo W. F. Danker, tok ya i minim “stap nomo be i no ronwe . . . , holemstrong no lego, no wantem muf.” Narafala Grik tok blong “fasin blong stanap strong longtaem” (hy·po·mo·neʹ) i kamaot bitim 30 taem. Long saed blong tok ya, buk ya A New Testament Wordbook blong William Barclay, i talem se: “Fasin blong stanap strong longtaem, hemia wan tingting we i save stanap strong long ol trabol, i no blong harem nogud nomo long hem, be i gat strong hop tu wetem . . . Hem i wan fasin we i mekem man i stanap strong blong fesem win. Hem i wan paoa we i save mekem man i glad taem hem i kasem hadtaem we i bitim mak from we biaen long hadtaem ya hem i luk wan gudfala mak.”
4 Fasin blong stanap strong longtaem, i givhan long yumi blong holemstrong mo no lusum hop taem yumi fesem ol samting blong mekem man i foldaon no ol hadtaem. (Rom 5:3-5) Fasin ya i mekem se man i no stap tingbaot trabol we hem i stap kasem naoia be hem i lukluk i go moa long mak—praes ya, no presen, blong laef we i no save finis, nating se long heven no long wol ya.—Jemes 1:12.
?From Wanem Yu Mas Stanap Strong Longtaem?
5. (a) ?From wanem olgeta Kristin oli “mas strong blong stanap longtaem”? (b) ?Yumi save seraotem ol traem i go long wanem tufala grup?
5 Yumi evriwan olsem ol Kristin, yumi “mas strong blong stanap longtaem.” (Hibrus 10:36) ?From wanem? Stampa risen from we “plante samting oli stap kam blong traem” yumi. Grik tok long vas ya long Jemes 1:2 i minim wan samting i hapen we man i no stap tingbaot no hem i rere from, i olsem taem we wan man blong stil i stilim wan man. (Lukluk Luk 10:30.) Yumi stap fesem ol traem we maet yumi seraotem olgeta i go long tu grup: olgeta ya we oltaem man i stap kasem from sin we man i bon wetem, mo olgeta ya we oli kamaot from we yumi stap fasgud long God. (1 Korin 10:13; 2 Timote 3:12) ?Wanem sam long ol traem ya?
6. ?Olsem wanem wan Wetnes i stanap strong longtaem taem hem i kasem wan strong sik?
6 Ol strongfala sik. Sam Kristin, oli olsem Timote, oli mas stanap strong longtaem from we oli “stap sik oltaem.” (1 Timote 5:23) Antap moa yumi mas stanap strong longtaem sipos sik ya i gohed longtaem, maet i mekem bodi i soa tumas, yumi mas holemstrong, wetem help blong God mo no lusum Kristin hop blong yumi. Tingbaot eksampel ya blong wan Wetnes we i gat bitim 50 yia, hem i faet strong longtaem finis agensem wan strong sik we i stap gru kwiktaem. Long tu taem finis we oli katem hem, hem i bin holemstrong tingting blong no tekem blad. (Ol Wok 15:28, 29) Be sik ya i kamaot bakegen insaed long bel blong hem mo i gohed blong gru kolosap long bakbun blong hem. Taem sik ya i stap gru, hem i harem i soa tumas we i no gat meresin we i save kilimdaon soa ya. Nating se i olsem, hem i no stap tingbaot soa we hem i stap kasem naioa be hem i lukluk i go long praes blong laef long nyufala wol. Hem i gohed blong tokbaot strong hop blong hem long ol dokta, ol nes, mo ol man we oli visitim hem. Hem i stanap strong longtaem go kasem en—en blong laef blong hem. Maet problem blong yu long saed blong helt i no blong kilim yu yu ded olsem, no i soa olsem we gudfala brata ya blong yumi i stap harem i soa, be problem olsem i save traem fasin blong yu blong stanap strong longtaem.
7. ?Sam brata mo sista blong yumi oli kasem wanem kaen trabol we oli nidim blong stanap strong longtaem blong winim?
7 Ol nogud filing. Samtaem, sam man blong Jeova oli harem “i soa long hat” we i kamaot from “wan tingting we i kam slak.” (Proveb 15:13) Trabol blong tingting we i foldaon bigwan i stap kamaot plante tede long ‘taem ya we laef i kam strong tumas.’ (2 Timote 3:1) Science News blong Desemba 5, 1992, i givim ripot long samting ya se: “Namba blong ol man we tingting blong olgeta i foldaon bigwan, i kam plante long laen blong man we oli bon evri yia stat long 1915.” I gat ol defren samting we oli mekem tingting blong man i foldaon, olsem sik long saed blong bodi mo ol narafala samting gogo kasem ol nogud ekspiryens we oli stap kasem. Long sam Kristin, fasin blong stanap strong longtaem hem i wan faet blong stanap strong evridei agensem ol nogud filing. Nating se i olsem, oli no letem filing ya i winim olgeta. Oli gohed blong holemstrong long Jeova nating se oli stap krae.—Lukluk Ol Sam 126:5, 6.
8. ?Wanem trabol long saed blong mane we yumi save kasem?
8 Trabol long saed blong mane, hem i wan long ol defren traem we yumi save kasem. Taem wan brata long Nyu Jesi, Amerika i faenemaot se hem i no gat wok, hem i wari long saed blong fidim famle blong hem mo blong no lusum haos blong hem. Be, hem i no fogetem Kingdom hop. Taem hem i stap lukaotem narafala wok, hem i tekem jans ya blong mekem wok olsem haftaem paenia. Biaen, hem i faenem wan wok.—Matyu 6:25-34.
9. (a) ?Sipos wan fren i ded, olsem wanem samting ya i nidim fasin blong stanap strong longtaem? (b) ?Wanem vas long Baebol i soem se i no rong blong krae from wan ded man?
9 Sipos yu yu harem se yu mestem wan fren we i ded, yu mas gat fasin ya blong stanap strong longtaem bitim taem we ol narafala oli gobak finis long ol wok we oli stap mekem oltaem. Maet yu faenem tu se i hadwok long yu evri yia long stret taem ya we fren blong yu i bin ded long hem. Stanap strong longtaem from wan fren i ded i no min se i rong blong krae from yu mestem hem. No gat. I stret nomo blong krae taem wan fren we yumi laekem tumas i ded, mo samting ya i no soem se yumi no gat bilif long hop blong laef bakegen long ded. (Jenesis 23:2; lukluk Hibrus 11:19.) Jisas “i krae” afta we Lasros i ded, nating se Hem i talem stret long Mata se: “Brata blong yu bambae i laef bakegen long ded.” !Mo Lasros i girap i laef bakegen long ded!—Jon 11:23, 32-35, 41-44.
10. ?From wanem ol man blong Jeova oli mas stanap strong longtaem from wan samting we i defren?
10 Antap long ol hadtaem ya we ol man oli stap kasem, ol man blong Jeova oli gat wan defren risen blong oli mas stanap strong longtaem. Jisas i givim woning se, “Bambae olgeta man oli no laekem yufala, oli agensem yufala, from we yufala i holem nem blong mi.” (Matyu 24:9) Hem i talem tu se: “From we ol man blong wol oli stap ronem mi, i klia gud we bambae oli save ronem yufala.” (Jon 15:20) ?From wanem i gat fasin blong agensem mo fasin blong ronem man? From we nating se yumi olsem ol man blong God yumi stap laef long eni ples long wol ya, Setan i stap traem blong brekemdaon bilif blong yumi long Jeova. (1 Pita 5:8; lukluk Revelesen 12:17.) Plante taem Setan nao i pusum ol man blong oli ronem yumi, mekem se samting ya i traem fasin blong yumi blong stanap strong longtaem.
11, 12. (a) ?Ol Wetnes blong Jeova mo ol pikinini blong olgeta oli kasem wanem traem long fasin blong stanap strong longtaem, long ol yia bitwin 1930 mo 1943? (b) ?From wanem ol Wetnes blong Jeova oli no wantem salut long flag?
11 Eksampel, stat long ol yia 1930, long Not Amerika mo long Kanada, ol man oli mekem bigfala trabol long ol Wetnes blong Jeova wetem ol pikinini blong olgeta from we oli no wantem salut long nasnal flag from voes blong hat blong olgeta. Ol Wetnes oli respektem flag blong eni kantri we oli stap long hem, be oli folem rul we i stap long Loa blong God long Eksodas 20:4, 5 se: “Bambae yufala i no mekem pija blong ol samting long heven, mo long wol, mo long solwora we wol ya i stanap long hem, blong yufala i mekem wosip long hem. Bambae yufala i no bodaon long aedol olsem, blong mekem wosip long hem, from we mi mi Hae God, mi God blong yufala, mo yufala i man blong mi, nao mi mi no save letem yufala i mekem wosip long narafala god bakegen.” Taem oli sakemaot sam skul pikinini from we oli wantem mekem wosip i go nomo long Jeova God, nao ol Wetnes oli statem ol Kingdom Skul blong tijim ol pikinini ya. Ol studen ya oli go bak bakegen long ol pablik skul taem Saprim Kot blong Amerika i luksave tingting blong olgeta long saed blong skul, olsem ol nesen we oli kasem save long samting ya oli stap mekem tede. Be, strong tingting blong stanap strong longtaem we ol yangfala ya oli soem, hem i wan gudfala eksampel, olsem long ol Kristin yangfala tede we maet oli save fesem ol tok jiki we oli blong daonem olgeta from oli stap traehad blong mekem laef blong olgeta i laenap wetem ol rul blong Baebol.—1 Jon 5:21.
12 Ol defren traem we yumi stap kasem—tugeta hemia ol traem we evri man i stap kasem mo ol traem ya we yumi stap kasem from Kristin bilif blong yumi—oli soemaot risen from wanem yumi nidim fasin ya blong stanap strong longtaem. ?Be olsem wanem yumi save stanap strong longtaem?
?Olsem Wanem Blong Stanap Strong Longtaem Go Kasem En?
13. ?Olsem wanem Jeova i givim fasin blong stanap strong longtaem?
13 Ol man blong God oli gat gudfala jans moa bitim olgeta ya we oli no wosip long Jeova. Blong kasem help, yumi save askem God blong ‘i mekem yumi stanap strong longtaem.’ (Rom 15:5) ?Be, olsem wanem Jeova i save mekem yumi stanap strong longtaem? Wan rod blong mekem olsem hem i tru long ol eksampel long fasin ya, stanap strong longtaem, we oli stap long Tok blong Hem, Baebol. (Rom 15:4) Taem yumi tingtinggud long ol eksampel ya, samting ya i leftemap tingting blong yumi blong stanap strong longtaem, be i no hemia nomo, yumi lanem plante samting long saed blong olsem wanem yumi save stanap strong longtaem. Tingbaot tu nambawan eksampel—strong tingting blong stanap strong longtaem we Job i soem mo stret fasin blong Jisas Kraes blong stanap strong longtaem.—Hibrus 12:1-3; Jemes 5:11.
14, 15. (a) ?Wanem ol traem ya we Job i stanap strong longtaem mo winim? (b) ?Olsem wanem Job i save stanap strong longtaem mo winim ol traem ya we hem i kasem?
14 ?Wanem samting i mekem se Job i kasem traem long fasin ya blong hem blong stanap strong longtaem? Hem i kasem hadtaem long saed blong mane taem hem i lusum plante long ol samting we hem i gat. (Job 1:14-17; lukluk Job 1:3.) Job i harem nogud long hat from ded taem ten pikinini blong hem oli ded long wan strongfala win. (Job 1:18-21) Hem i kasem strongfala sik, we i mekem hem i harem i soa tumas long bodi. (Job 2:7, 8; 7:4, 5) Waef blong hem i traem fosem hem blong hem i tanem baksaed long God. (Job 2:9) Ol fren blong hem oli talem ol samting we oli spolem hem, ol tok we oli no kaen, mo oli no tok tru. (Lukluk Job 16:1-3 mo Job 42:7.) Be, long olgeta samting ya, Job i stanap strong, i holemtaet bilif blong hem. (Job 27:5) Ol samting we hem i stanap strong longtaem mo i winim oli sem mak long ol traem we ol man blong Jeova oli stap kasem tede.
15 ?Olsem wanem Job i save stanap strong blong winim ol traem ya? Wan samting we i givhan long Job hemia hop. Hem i talem se, “Wan tri i gat hop tu. Sipos oli katem daon, bambae hem i gru bakegen, gru blong hem bambae i no ded olgeta.” (Job 14:7) ?Job i gat wanem hop? Olsem long ol vas biaen, hem i talem se: “?Sipos wan man we i strong gud i ded, hem i save laef bakegen? . . . Yu bambae yu singaot long mi, nao mi bambae mi ansa long yu. Bambae yu yu wantem tumas we wok blong ol han blong yu i kambak.” (Job 14:14, 15) Yes, Job i no stap tingbaot trabol blong hem naoia be hem i stap lukluk i go long fyuja. Hem i save se ol trabol blong hem oli no save stap olwe. Hem i rere blong stanap strong longtaem gogo kasem ded. Hop blong hem se Jeova, we hem i wantem blong girapem man i laef bakegen long ded, bambae i mekem hem i laef bakegen long ded.—Ol Wok 24:15.
16. (a) ?Yumi lanem wanem long saed blong fasin ya blong stanap strong longtaem from eksampel blong Job? (b) ?Kingdom hop i mas olsem wanem long yumi, mo from wanem?
16 ?Yumi lanem wanem long fasin ya blong Job blong stanap strong longtaem? Blong stanap strong longtaem gogo kasem en, yumi neva mas lusum hop blong yumi. Tingbaot tu, Kingdom hop blong yumi we i mas kamtru i min se eni trabol we yumi stap harem nogud long hem naoia hem i “blong smol taem nomo.” (2 Korin 4:16-18) Nambawan hop blong yumi i stanap strong long promes ya blong Jeova long wan taem we i kolosap, long taem ya “bambae [hem] i ravemaot wora blong ae blong [yumi]. Nao bambae i no moa gat man i ded mo man we i krae from ded. Bambae i no moa gat man i krae, mo man i harem nogud long bodi blong hem.” (Revelesen 21:3, 4) Hop ya, we “yumi no save sem” from, i mas lidim tingting blong yumi. (Rom 5:4, 5; 1 Tesalonaeka 5:8) Hop ya i mas olsem wan prapa samting long yumi—mekem se tru long ae blong bilif blong yumi, yumi luk yumi insaed long nyufala wol—yumi no moa stap harem nogud long ol sik mo tingting we i foldaon, be evridei yumi girap wetem gudfala helt mo wetem tingting we i klia; yumi no moa wari long ol bigfala trabol long saed blong mane be yumi laef long ples we i sefgud; yumi no moa krae from ol fren blong yumi we oli ded be yumi haremgud blong luk olgeta oli laef bakegen long ded. (Hibrus 11:1) Sipos yumi no gat hop olsem, bambae ol trabol blong yumi tede oli save hivap gogo yumi no moa save gohed. !Wetem hop blong yumi, strong tingting ya bambae i pusum yumi blong gohed blong faet, stanap strong longtaem gogo kasem en!
17. (a) ?Wanem ol traem we Jisas i stanap strong longtaem blong i winim? (b) ?Olsem wanem yumi save luksave bigfala soa we Jisas i kasem mo hem i stanap strong longtaem blong winim? (Lukluk futnot.)
17 Baebol i talem long yumi se “oltaem yumi mas stap luk long Jisas” mo ‘tingbaot hem.’ ?Wanem traem hem i stanap strong longtaem blong winim? Sam long ol traem ya oli kamaot from sin blong ol narafala mo from ol narafala oli no stretgud olgeta. Jisas i stanap strong longtaem long “ol hadtaem we hem i kasem, we ol man nogud oli girap, oli agensem hem” mo tu long ol problem we oli kamaot long medel blong ol man blong hem, olsem oltaem oli stap rao se hu i hae moa long olgeta. Antap long hemia, hem i kasem wan bigfala traem blong bilif. Hem i ‘no moa tingbaot se pos ya bambae i mekem sem long hem, hem i gohed nomo.’ (Hibrus 12:1-3; Luk 9:46; 22:24) I had blong kasem save olsem wanem hem i harem nogud long tingting mo bodi blong hem mo soa we hem i harem taem oli nilim hem long pos mo sem we hem i kasem taem oli kilim hem olsem wan man we i tok agens long God.a
18. ?Wanem tufala samting oli givhan long Jisas, olsem aposol Pol i talem?
18 ?Wanem samting i givhan long Jisas blong hem i stanap strong longtaem gogo kasem en? Aposol Pol i tokbaot tu samting we oli givhan long hem, se: ‘prea long God mo askem samting long hem’ mo tu ‘from hem i luksave we bambae hem i haremgud long fyuja.’ Jisas, Pikinini blong God, we hem i stretgud olgeta i no sem blong askem help. Hem i prea “i stap krae bigfala, we wora i stap kamaot long ae blong hem.” (Hibrus 5:7; 12:2) Antap moa taem bigfala traem blong hem i stap kam kolosap nao hem i luksave nid blong prea plante taem wetem fulhat blong hem blong hem i kasem paoa. (Luk 22:39-44) Taem Jeova i ansa long prea blong Jisas, Jeova i no tekemaot traem ya, be hem i givim paoa long Jisas blong hem i stanap strong longtaem blong winim. Jisas i stanap strong longtaem tu from we hem i no tingbaot pos ya we i save mekem hem i harem i soa be hem i lukluk i go long fyuja blong kasem pei blong hem—glad we bambae hem i kasem from hem i joen blong mekem nem blong Jeova i tabu mo pemaot ol man long ded.—Matyu 6:9; 20:28.
19, 20. ?Olsem wanem eksampel blong Jisas i givhan long yumi blong kasem klia narafala samting long saed blong fasin blong stanap strong longtaem?
19 Long eksampel ya blong Jisas, yumi lanem plante samting we oli save givhan long yumi blong yumi save stret narafala samting tu long saed blong fasin blong stanap strong longtaem. Fasin blong stanap strong longtaem hem i no isi. Sipos yumi faenem i had blong stanap strong longtaem long wan kaen traem, yumi haremgud blong save se samting ya i tru tu long saed blong Jisas. Blong stanap strong longtaem gogo kasem en, oltaem yumi mas prea from paoa. Taem yumi kasem trabol samtaem yumi harem se yumi no stret blong prea. Be Jeova i askem yumi blong talemaot ol samting we oli stap long hat blong yumi long hem ‘from we oltaem hem i stap tingbaot yumi.’ (1 Pita 5:7) Mo from samting we Jeova i promes long hem long Tok blong hem, hem wan bambae i givim “paoa ya we i bigfala tumas i blong God,” long olgeta ya we oli askem hem wetem bilif.—2 Korin 4:7-9.
20 Samtaem yumi krae taem yumi stanap strong longtaem. Long saed blong Jisas soa we hem i kasem long pos we oli kilim hem long hem, i no wan samting blong glad from. Be, glad i kamaot from pei we i stap fored long hem. Long saed blong yumi i no stret blong ting se oltaem bambae yumi harem glad mo ting hae long yumi taem yumi kasem ol trabol. (Lukluk Hibrus 12:11.) Be, taem yumi tingbaot pei we i stap long fyuja, yumi save “luk olgeta olsem samting blong harem gud from” nating sipos yumi kasem traem ya i bitim ol narafala traem. (Jemes 1:2-4; Ol Wok 5:41) Impoten samting se yumi mas holemstrong—nating sipos yumi mas krae wetem. Yes, Jisas i no talem se ‘Man we i no krae bambae hem i kasem sef’ be hem i talem se, “Man we i stanap strong gogo olgeta samting ya i finis, bambae God i sevem hem.”—Matyu 24:13.
21. (a) ?Long 2 Pita 1:5, 6, Baebol i askem yumi blong joenem wanem long fasin ya blong stanap strong longtaem? (b) ?Wanem ol kwestin bambae yumi lukluk long olgeta long nekiswan stadi?
21 Fasin blong stanap strong longtaem i impoten tumas long yumi blong yumi kasem sef. Be long 2 Pita 1:5, 6, hem i talem long yumi se yumi mas joenem fasin fasgud long God long fasin ya blong yumi blong stanap strong longtaem. ?Wanem ya fasin fasgud long God? ?Olsem wanem hem i joen long fasin blong stanap strong longtaem, mo olsem wanem blong kasem? Bambae yumi lukluk long ol kwestin ya long nekis stadi.
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a Yumi luksave bigfala soa we Jisas i harem taem hem i stanap strong longtaem, from hem i ded jes afta long sam haoa nomo long pos nating se bodi blong hem i stretgud olgeta, be tufala rabis man we oli nilim tufala wetem hem, oli brekem leg blong tufala blong mekem tufala i ded kwik. (Jon 19:31-33) Tufala i no harem i soa long tingting mo bodi blong tufala olsem Jisas i harem long fulnaet ya bifo we oli nilim hem long pos, maet kasem mak we hem i no save karem prapa pos blong hem we oli nilim hem long hem.—Mak 15:15, 21.
?Yu Ansa Olsem Wanem?
◻ ?Fasin blong stanap strong longtaem i minim wanem?
◻ ?From wanem ol man blong Jeova oli mas stanap strong longtaem from wan samting we i defren?
◻ ?Wanem samting i givhan long Job blong hem i stanap strong longtaem?
◻ ?Olsem wanem eksampel blong Jisas i givhan long yumi blong kasem stret tingting long saed blong fasin blong stanap strong longtaem?
[Tok Blong Pija Long Pej 10]
Oli stanemap ol Kingdom Skul blong tijim ol Kristin pikinini we oli sakemaot olgeta long skul from we oli mekem wosip i go nomo long Jeova
[Tok Blong Pija Long Pej 12]
Jisas i gat strong tingting blong ona long Papa blong hem, taswe hem i luksave nid blong prea plante taem wetem fulhat blong hem blong hem i kasem paoa