• “Wisdom Stap Witim Olketa wea Garem Fasin for No Ova Tumas”
    Wastaoa—2000 | August 1

    • Paul—Wan wea “Stap Anda” and Wanfala “Manager”

      4. Wanem spesol privilege nao Paul hem garem?

      4 Paul hem wanfala important man midolwan olketa first Christian, and for planti gudfala reason iumi savve minim why. Taem hem duim ministry bilong hem, hem travel planti thousand kilometer long land and sea, and hem startim planti kongregeson. And tu, Jehovah blessim Paul witim olketa vision and spesol present for tok long olketa difren languis. (1 Corinthians 14:18; 2 Corinthians 12:1-5) Hem muvim Paul tu for raetem 14-fala leta wea distaem kamap part long olketa Christian Greek Scripture. Hem klia hao hard waka bilong Paul hem winim olketa nara aposol.—1 Corinthians 15:10.

      5. Hao nao Paul showimaot hem garem tingting wea no ova tumas abaotem hemseleva?

      5 From Paul hem wanfala wea lead long Christian waka, samfala maet ting hem apim hemseleva tumas, and maet showimaot front long evriwan paoa wea hem garem. Bat, nomoa nao, Paul hem no ova tumas. Hem kolem hemseleva “low tumas long olketa aposol,” and then hem sei: “Mi no fit for garem nem aposol, bikos mi persecutim kongregeson bilong God.” (1 Corinthians 15:9) Olsem wanfala wea persecutim olketa Christian bifor, Paul no savve forgetim hao barava kaenfala fasin bilong God nomoa mekem hem fit for fren witim God, and tu for garem spesol privilege bilong service. (John 6:44; Ephesians 2:8) Dastawe, Paul nating tingse olketa spesol samting wea hem duim long ministry mekem hem hae winim olketa narawan.—1 Corinthians 9:16.

      6. Hao nao Paul showimaot fasin for no ova tumas taem hem deal witim olketa long Corinth?

      6 Fasin bilong Paul for no ova tumas hem barava showaot taem hem deal witim olketa long Corinth. Luk olsem samfala favorim olketa wea olketa tingim olsem important overseer, olsem Apollos, Cephas, and Paul tu. (1 Corinthians 1:11-15) Bat Paul nating askem olketa long Corinth for praisem hem and nating mekius tu long tingting bilong olketa for apim hem. Taem hem visitim olketa, hem no showim hemseleva “witim planti stael toktok or wisdom.” Bat, Paul tok long nara wei abaotem hemseleva and olketa fren bilong hem: “Letem wanfala man judgem iumi olsem olketa wea stap anda long Christ and olketa man wea manager long olketa holy secret bilong God.”a—1 Corinthians 2:1-5; 4:1.

      7. Hao nao Paul showimaot fasin for no ova tumas nomata taem hem givim kaonsel?

      7 Paul showimaot fasin for no ova tumas tu taem hem givim strongfala kaonsel and direction. Hem barava askem olketa nara Christian “thru long kaenfala fasin bilong God” and “long faondeson bilong love” winim wei for iusim paoa bilong hem olsem wanfala aposol. (Romans 12:1, 2; Philemon 8, 9) Why nao Paul duim diswan? Bikos hem barava ting long hemseleva olsem wanfala ‘wakman witim’ olketa brata bilong hem, no olsem ‘masta long faith bilong olketa.’ (2 Corinthians 1:24) Iumi no daot hao fasin bilong Paul for no ova tumas nao mekem olketa Christian kongregeson long first century for lovem hem.—Acts 20:36-38.