Iumi Bae Wakabaot Long Nem Bilong God Bilong Iumi, Jehovah

“Iumi, for saed bilong iumi, bae wakabaot long nem bilong Jehovah, God bilong iumi for longfala taem, yes for olowe.”—MICAH 4:5.

1. Hao nao fasin bilong pipol long taem bilong Noah, and long wanem wei nao Noah hem difren?

FIRST man wea Bible sei hem wakabaot witim God nao hem Enoch. Mek-tu man hem Noah. Bible hem sei: “Noah hem wanfala raeteous man. Hem no garem blame midolwan long pipol long datfala taem. Noah wakabaot witim trufala God.” (Genesis 6:9) Kasem taem bilong Noah, olketa man no duim klin worship. Diswan kamap moa worse bikos olketa angel wea no faithful maritim olketa woman and garem pikinini wea Bible kolem olketa Nephilim, “olketa maeti man,” or “olketa man wea garem bignem,” long datfala taem. Dastawe earth hem fulap witim raf fasin! (Genesis 6:2, 4, 11) Nomata olsem, Noah hem no garem blame and hem “preach abaotem raeteous fasin.” (2 Peter 2:5) Taem God givim hem komand for buildim wanfala ark for keepim olketa laef, Noah hem obey and “duim evri samting wea God komandim hem for duim. Hem barava duim olsem.” (Genesis 6:22) Tru tumas, Noah hem wakabaot witim God.

2, 3. Wanem nambawan example nao Noah showimaot for iumi distaem?

² Taem Paul storyim olketa faithful witness bifor, hem talem nem bilong Noah and hem sei: “Thru long faith Noah, bihaen God givim hem warning abaotem olketa samting wea hem no lukim yet, showimaot wei for fraet long God and wakem wanfala ark for sevem famili bilong hem; and thru long disfala faith hem judgem world, and hem kasem promis bilong raeteous fasin wea kam from faith.” (Hebrews 11:7) Datwan hem nambawan example! From Noah hem sure toktok bilong Jehovah bae kamap tru, hem iusim taem, strong, and samting hem ownim for duim olketa samting wea God komandim hem for duim. Long sem wei, staka distaem rejectim olketa chance for win long disfala world and iusim taem, strong and olketa samting wea olketa ownim for obeyim wanem Jehovah komandim. Faith bilong olketa hem strong and diswan bae sevem olketa seleva and olketa narawan tu.—Luke 16:9; 1 Timothy 4:16.

³ Masbi hem hard for Noah and famili bilong hem for showimaot faith olsem Enoch, laen dadi bilong Noah wea iumi storyim long first article. Long taem bilong Noah, olsem long taem bilong Enoch, olketa tru worshiper smol sekson nomoa—eitfala pipol nomoa faithful and sev long taem bilong Flood. Noah hem preach abaotem raeteous fasin midolwan pipol wea raf and duim dirty fasin. And tu, hem and famili bilong hem buildim wanfala big ark for flood wea bae kamap evriwea long world, nomata no eniwan lukim flood olsem bifor. Masbi pipol long datfala taem nating minim why nao olketa laek duim datwan.

4. Wanem mistek nao Jesus hem sei pipol long taem bilong Noah duim?

⁴ Interesting samting, taem Jesus story abaotem taem bilong Noah, hem no story abaotem raf fasin, giaman religion, or dirty fasin—nomata olketa samting hia barava nogud samting tumas. Mistek wea Jesus mekhae long hem nao hem wei wea pipol les for herem warning wea Noah talem long datfala taem. Hem sei olketa “kaikai and drink, olketa man marit and givim olketa woman for marit, go kasem taem wea Noah hem go insaed long ark.” Kaikai, drink, marit—olketa samting hia no rong. Long tingting bilong olketa, olketa duim “normal samting” nomoa! Bat flood hem klosap for kam, and Noah hem gohed preach abaotem raeteous fasin. Toktok and fasin bilong hem shud givim warning long olketa. Nomata olsem, “olketa nating lisin go kasem taem flood hem kam and swipim olketa go.”—Matthew 24:38, 39.

5. Wanem nao olketa fasin wea Noah and famili bilong hem needim?

⁵ Taem iumi ting bak long datfala taem, iumi lukim hao samting wea Noah duim long laef hem wise samting. Nomata olsem, for stap difren from evri narawan bifor datfala Flood hem kam, Noah needim fasin for no fraet. For buildim datfala big ark and fulimap witim enikaen difren animal, Noah and famili bilong hem mas barava biliv strong. Waswe, samfala taem tu-thri faithful wan hia laek for garem “normal” laef tu? Nomata maet olketa lelebet tingim datwan samfala taem, datwan no stopem olketa for gohed faithful. Bihaen staka year—wea datwan hem staka moa year winim olketa year wea eniwan long iumi bae need for gohed strong long disfala world—faith bilong Noah mekem hem kasem salvation taem Flood hem kam. Bat, Jehovah judgem evriwan wea laef bilong olketa “normal” and wea no ting strong long wei wea olketa stap insaed taem wea God hem judgem pipol.

Iumi Lisin Long Olketa Warning Bilong Jehovah

9. Long wanem wei nao world distaem hem semsem olsem world long taem bilong Flood?

⁹ Long taem bilong Noah, Jehovah distroem wicked pipol bikos long raf fasin wea olketa wicked man and Nephilim duim. Waswe distaem? Waswe, earth distaem hem raf olsem long taem bilong Noah? Barava nao! Nara samting tu, olsem long taem bilong Noah, pipol distaem gohed long laef bilong olketa evriday, olketa trae for garem “normal” laef, and no laek for lisin long olketa warning. (Luke 17:26, 27) So waswe, eni reason stap for mekem iumi daotem sapos Jehovah bae distroem wicked pipol moa? Nomoa tu.

10. (a) Wanem warning nao staka profesi insaed Bible givim? (b) Wanem nao only wise samting for duim distaem?

¹⁰ Staka handred year bifor long Flood, Enoch talem profesi abaotem wei wea God bae finisim evri samting long taem bilong iumi. (Jude 14, 15) Jesus tu story abaotem “bigfala trabol” wea bae kam. (Matthew 24:21) Olketa nara profet tu givim olketa warning abaotem taem hia. (Ezekiel 38:18-23; Daniel 12:1; Joel 2:31, 32) And insaed buk bilong Revelation hem storyim klia tumas datfala taem wea evri samting bae distroe. (Revelation 19:11-21) Iumi wanwan followim example bilong Noah and strong for preach abaotem raeteous fasin. Iumi herem olketa warning bilong Jehovah and long loving wei helpem olketa neiba bilong iumi for duim sem samting. So, olsem Noah, iumi wakabaot witim God. Tru tumas, hem important for eniwan wea laek for laef mas gohed wakabaot witim God. Hao nao iumi savve duim datwan nomata iumi feisim olketa hevi evriday? Iumi need for mekem grow strongfala faith long plan bilong God.—Hebrews 11:6.