OLKETA KWESTIN FOR OLKETA WEA LAEK FOR BAPTAES
Part 1: Wanem Olketa Christian Bilivim
Taem iu studyim Bible witim Olketa Jehovah’s Witness iu lanem truth. Samting wea iu lanem hem helpem iu for fren gud witim God and hem givim iu hope for laef lo paradaes and kasem staka blessing anda lo rul blo Kingdom blo God. Distaem iu garem strongfala faith lo Bible, and iu kasem staka blessing from wei for associate witim olketa nara Christian lo kongregeson. Iu luksavve lo wanem Jehovah duim for lukaftarem pipol blo hem distaem.—Sekaraea 8:23.
From iu redi for baptaes distaem, iu bae kasem gudfala samting from wei for reviewim olketa main samting wea olketa Christian bilivim. Iu bae meet witim samfala elder lo kongregeson for duim datwan. (Heb. 6:1-3) Mifala prea for Jehovah blessim wei wea iu gohed traem best for lane abaotem hem, and for hem givim lo iu datfala reward wea hem promisim.—John 17:3.
Why nao iu laek for baptaes?
Hu nao Jehovah?
“Jehovah nao hem trufala God lo heven antap and lo earth andanit. No eniwan moa hem stap.”—Deut. 4:39, NW.
“Iu, wea nem blo iu Jehovah, iu nomoa Barava Haefala God ovarem full earth.”—Ps. 83:18, NW.
Why nao hem important for iu iusim nem blo God?
“So iufala mas prea long wei olsem: ‘Dadi bilong mifala long heven, mifala laekem nem bilong iu for holy.’”—Matt. 6:9.
“Eniwan wea prea long Jehovah for helpem hem, bae hem sev.”—Rome 10:13.
Wanem nao samfala toktok wea Bible iusim for story abaotem Jehovah?
“[Jehovah] nao hemi God hu hemi stap kam fo evritaem olowe, an hem nao hemi mekem evrisamting long wol.”—Aesaea 40:28.
“Dadi bilong mifala long heven.”—Matt. 6:9.
“God hem love.”—1 John 4:8.
Wanem nao iu savve givim lo Jehovah God?
“Iu mas lovem God bilong iu Jehovah long full heart bilong iu, long full soul bilong iu, long full mind bilong iu, and long full strong bilong iu.”—Mark 12:30.
“Iu mas baodaon long God bilong iu Jehovah, and iu mas worshipim hem nomoa.”—Luke 4:8.
Why nao iu laek for gohed faithful lo Jehovah?
“Pikinini blong mi, sapos yu kamap waes, bae mi hapi, an bae mi save ansarem eniwan hu hemi tokspoelem mi.”—Provebs 27:11.
Hu nao iu prea lo hem, and iu talem prea lo nem blo hu?
“Mi [Jesus] talem iufala tru samting, Sapos iufala askem Dadi for eni samting long nem bilong mi, bae hem givim long iufala.”—John 16:23.
Wanem nao samfala samting wea iu savve prea abaotem?
“So iufala mas prea long wei olsem: ‘Dadi bilong mifala long heven, mifala laekem nem bilong iu for holy. Mifala laekem Kingdom bilong iu for kam. Duim samting wea iu laek for duim long earth, olsem iu duim long heven. Givim mifala kaikai wea mifala needim for tuday, and forgivim sin bilong mifala, olsem mifala tu forgivim olketa wea sin againstim mifala. Helpem mifala for no foldaon long eni samting wea switim mifala for duim wanem hem no stret, and sevem mifala from Satan.’”—Matt. 6:9-13.
“Samting wea iumi barava sure long hem, hem olsem: Eni samting wea iumi askem wea followim tingting bilong God, God hem herem iumi.”—1 John 5:14.
Wanem nao samfala reason why Jehovah maet no lisin lo prea blo samwan?
“Bae yufala kraeaot go long [Jehovah] fo helpem yufala, bat hemi nating ansarem yufala . . . bikos yufala falom nomoa olketa ravis wei.”—Maeka 3:4.
“Jehovah hem lukluk long olketa wea raeteous and hem herem prea bilong olketa. Bat Jehovah hem againstim olketa wea duim nogud samting.”—1 Pet. 3:12.
Hu nao Jesus Christ?
“Simon Peter hem sei: ‘Iu nao datfala Christ, wea hem Son bilong datfala God wea laef.’”—Matt. 16:16.
Why nao Jesus kam lo earth?
“Son bilong man . . . no kam for olketa narawan mas waka for helpem hem. Hem kam for hem savve waka for helpem olketa, and for givim laef bilong hem, wea datwan hem price for baem bak staka pipol.”—Matt. 20:28.
“Mi [Jesus] mas talemaot gud nius abaotem Kingdom bilong God long olketa nara taon tu, bikos hem nao why God sendem mi kam.”—Luke 4:43.
Wanem nao iu savve duim for showimaot iu tinghae lo sakrifaes blo Jesus?
“Hem dae for evriwan and hem laef bak, mekem olketa wea laef no duim nomoa wanem olketa seleva laekem, bat for olketa mas duim wanem hem laekem.”—2 Cor. 5:15.
Wanem paoa nao Jesus hem garem?
“God givim paoa long mi ovarem evri samting long heven and earth.”—Matt. 28:18.
“God givim hem position wea hae winim position bilong hem bifor. From God hem kaen tumas, hem givim hem nem wea winim evri nara nem.”—Phil. 2:9.
Waswe, iu bilivim Governing Body blo Olketa Jehovah’s Witness nao hem “datfala wakaman wea faithful and wise” wea Jesus markem?
“Hu nao datfala wakaman wea faithful and wise wea Boss markem hem for lukaftarem olketa nara wakaman and for givim kaikai long olketa long barava taem?”—Matt. 24:45.
Waswe, holy spirit hem wanfala man?
“Angel sei olsem long hem: ‘Holy spirit bae kam long iu and paoa bilong Barava Haefala God bae protectim iu. Dastawe datfala pikinini wea born bae hem holy and olketa bae kolem hem Son bilong God.’”—Luke 1:35.
“Iufala olketa man wea sin bat iufala givim olketa gudfala samting long olketa pikinini bilong iufala, iaman? Sapos olsem, Dadi bilong iufala long heven bae barava givim holy spirit long olketa wea askem hem tu!”—Luke 11:13.
Wanem nao samfala wei wea Jehovah iusim holy spirit blo hem?
“[Jehovah] nao hemi mekem evrisamting long skae, long toktok blong hem nomoa. Hemi tok nomoa, den san an mun an olketa sta i stap long skae nao.”—Sams 33:6.
“Taem iufala kasem holy spirit datwan bae strongim iufala, and iufala bae talem pipol abaotem mi . . . long evri farawe ples long earth.”—Acts 1:8.
“No eni profesi long olketa Holy Raeting hem kam from tingting bilong olketa man. No eni profesi wea man talem hem followim tingting bilong hemseleva, bat holy spirit nao leadim olketa man for talemaot toktok wea kam from God.”—2 Pet. 1:20, 21.
Wanem nao Kingdom blo God?
“God long heven bae hemi mekem wanfala kingdom fo kamap wea no eniwan save spoelem enitaem. An bae no eni narafala king moa save winim hem. Disfala kingdom ya bae hemi pisisim finis olketa narafala kingdom, an rul blong hem bae hemi stap evritaem olowe.”—Daniel 2:44.
Wanem nao samfala gud samting wea Kingdom blo God bae duim for iu?
“Hem bae draem evri tias long eye bilong olketa. No eniwan bae dae and no enitaem bae pipol sorre or krae or feelim pain tu. Olketa samting wea happen bifor hem nomoa nao.”—Rev. 21:4.
Why nao iu sure olketa Kingdom blessing klosap for kam?
“Olketa disaepol kam long hem and sei: ‘Mifala laek savve, Wanem taem nao olketa samting hia bae happen and wanem nao saen wea bae showimaot iu stap and world hem gogo for finis?’ So Jesus hem sei long olketa: ‘. . .Bae pipol long wanfala ples faetem pipol long nara ples and pipol long wanfala kantri faetem pipol long nara kantri. Olketa taem bilong bigfala hangre bae kasem plande pipol, and olketa earthquake bae sekem staka ples. Olketa disaepol bilong mi bae talemaot disfala gud nius abaotem Kingdom long evri ples long world mekem pipol long evri kantri mas herem. Bihaen datwan nao, world bae finis.’”—Matt. 24:3, 4, 7, 14.
“Long olketa last day bae hem barava difren and bae evri samting hem hard tumas. Pipol bae tingim olketa seleva nomoa, laekem tumas selen, tok praod, mekhae long olketa seleva, tok spoelem God and man, and no obeyim dadi and mami. Olketa bae no savve tinghae, bae no faithful, no garem love insaed long famili, and no willing for agree. Olketa bae laea for spoelem narawan, no savve kontrolem seleva, raf, and no laekem gud samting. Olketa bae spoelem fren bilong olketa, bighed, and praod tumas. Olketa bae no lovem God, bat bae interest nomoa for enjoyim seleva. Hem bae luk olsem olketa worshipim God bat samting wea olketa duim showimaot olketa nating worshipim hem nomoa.”—2 Tim. 3:1-5.
Wanem nao iu savve duim for showimaot Kingdom hem barava important lo iu?
“So evritaem Kingdom and olketa samting wea God sei hem stret mas first samting long laef bilong iufala.”—Matt. 6:33.
“Jesus sei long olketa disaepol bilong hem: ‘Sapos eniwan laek followim mi, hem mas givim laef bilong hem for God and hem mas karem post wea mi karem, and gohed followim mi olowe.’”—Matt. 16:24.
Hu nao Satan and olketa demon?
“Devil nao dadi bilong iufala . . . Start from taem wea hem laea abaotem God, hem man for killim man dae.”—John 8:44.
“Olketa torowem go daon long earth datfala big snek witim olketa angel bilong hem. Hem nao datfala snek bilong bifor kam wea nem bilong hem Devil and Satan, wea hem laea long evriwan long earth.”—Rev. 12:9.
Wanem nao Satan talem for accusim lo Jehovah and olketa wea worshipim Hem?
“Woman ya hemi tok olsem, “Nomoa ya. Mitufala save kaikaim frut blong olketa tri long ples ya, bat wanfala nomoa wea hemi stap long midol long ples ya nao mitufala no kaikaim frut blong hem. God hemi stopem mitufala fo no kaikaim o tasim frut blong hem. An hemi talem sapos mitufala brekem tambu ya, bae mitufala dae.” Bat snek ya hemi tok olsem, “Hemi no tru ya, yutufala no save dae. Hemi talem olsem bikos hemi save finis sapos yutufala kaikaim frut ya, bae ae blong yutufala i open nao, an bae yutufala kamap olsem hem, wea bae yutufala save long olketa wei wea i nogud an olketa wei wea i gud.’”—Jenesis 3:2-5.
“Seitan hemi tok olsem, ‘Skin sensim skin. Man save lusim evrisamting blong hem fo mekem hem seleva i laef.’”—Job 2:4.
Wanem nao iu savve duim for showimaot samting wea Satan accusim hem no tru?
“Yu mas barava obeim [God].”—Fas Kronikols 28:9.
“Go kasem taem mi dae, mi bae gohed faithful!”—Job 27:5, NW.
Why nao pipol savve dae?
“Sin hem kasem evriwan long world bikos long wanfala man nomoa. From olketa sin, olketa dae, dastawe evriwan dae bikos evriwan sin.”—Rome 5:12.
Wanem nao happen lo man taem hem dae?
“Olketa hu i laef yet, olketa save dat bae olketa mas dae. Bat olketa hu i dae finis, olketa nating save long enisamting.”—Eklesiastes 9:5.
Wanem hope nao stap for olketa wea dae?
“God bae mekem pipol wea raeteous and pipol wea no raeteous for laef bak.”—Acts 24:15.
Haomas pipol nao bae go lo heven for rul witim Jesus?
“Mi lukim datfala Pikinini Sheepsheep hem standap antap long Maunt Zion. Olketa narawan tu standap witim hem. Namba bilong olketa hem 144,000 and olketa garem nem bilong hem and nem bilong Dadi bilong hem long forhed bilong olketa.”—Rev. 14:1.