Epicurus i tijim tu se man i no save laef bakegen long ded. Hemia i defren olgeta long tijing blong Baebol long saed blong laef bakegen. Yes, taem aposol Pol i givim wan tok long Ereopagas, ating ol Epikurian nao oli sam long ol man ya we oli agensem tok blong Pol long saed blong laef bakegen long ded.​—Ol Wok 17:18, 31, 32; 1 Korin 15:12-​14.

Ating samting we i denja moa long saed blong waes blong Epicurus, hemia samting we i hadwok moa blong luksave. From we man ya i no bilif long laef bakegen long ded, hem i ting se man i mas kasem fulap glad long sot taem we hem i laef naoia. Olsem yumi luk finis, hem i no minim se man i mas folem ol rabis fasin, be se man i mas haremgud long laef naoia, from i no moa gat wan narafala laef.

Taswe, risen from wanem Epicurus i pulum ol man blong no mekem sin long fasin haed, hemia from we maet sin blong olgeta i kam long klia ples, nao oli save harem nogud from. Risen from wanem hem i pulum ol man blong no bitim mak long ol fasin blong olgeta, hemia blong oli no harem nogud long frut blong ol fasin ya, nao samting ya i save blokem glad long laef naoia. Mo tu, risen from wanem hem i pulum ol man blong frengud wetem ol narafala, hemia from we ol narafala bambae oli mekem i gud long olgeta ya. I tru se ol fasin blong ol Epikurian, olsem blong no mekem sin long fasin haed, no bitim mak long ol fasin blong olgeta, mo traem frengud wetem ol narafala, oli gud tumas. Taswe, ?from wanem waes blong Epicurus i wan denja long ol Kristin? Hemia from we advaes blong hem i stanap long tingting we i no soem bilif: “I gud yumi gohed, yumi kakae, yumi dring, from we tumora bambae yumi ded.”​—1 Korin 15:32.

I tru, Baebol i soemaot long ol man olsem wanem blong kasem glad long laef naoia. Be, hem i givim advaes ya tu se: “Yufala i mas stap long laef ya we God i stap laekem yufala tumas, mo yufala i mas stap luk long Jisas Kraes, Masta blong yumi, blong hem bambae i gat sore long yufala, i givim laef long yufala we i no save finis.” (Jud 21) Yes, Baebol i soem se laef blong olwe long fyuja i moa impoten i bitim sotfala laef blong naoia. Wok blong God i samting we i moa impoten long laef blong wan Kristin, mo taem hem i putum God long fasples long laef blong hem, hem i kasem glad mo laef blong hem i gat mining. Long sem fasin, Jisas i no tingting tumas long ol samting we hem wan i laekem, be hem i yusum paoa blong hem blong halpem mo tingbaot narafala fastaem, mo blong mekem wok blong Jeova. Hem i tijim ol disaepol blong hem blong mekem i gud long ol narafala man, i no blong oli kasem samting from, be from we oli gat trufala lav long ol man ya. I klia se, tingting we i pusum ol Epikurian, i defren olgeta long hemia we i pusum ol Kristin.​—Mak 12:28-​31; Luk 6:​32-​36; Galesia 5:​14; Filipae 2:​2-4.

Nating se bilif blong ol Epikurian i lus long ol yia biaen long 300 K.T.,c samfala tede oli gat semfala tingting ya se i gat sotfala laef blong naoia nomo. Ol man olsem oli gat smol bilif, no oli no bilif nating, long promes blong God long saed blong laef blong olwe. Be, sam long olgeta oli folem ol gudfala fasin.

Maet wan Kristin i ting se i oraet nomo blong frengud wetem ol man olsem, from we oli stap folem ol gudfala fasin. I tru se, yumi no mas ting se yumi moa hae long ol narafala man, be yumi mas tingbaot oltaem se olgeta ‘man we oli no stret’​—wetem olgeta tu we i hadwok blong luksave se oli gat paoa long yumi​—‘oli save spolem fasin blong ol stret man.’

Semfala waes ya se yumi gat laef ya blong naoia nomo, i stap kamaot long samfala miting blong ol bisnesman, sam buk we oli soem rod long ol man blong kamgud moa, sam store buk, sinema, store long televisen, mo long sam myusek. Maet oli no stap leftemap ol nogud fasin, be tingting ya insaed long olgeta, we i no soem bilif, i save gat paoa long yumi long sam rod we yumi no luksave. Eksampel, maet yumi stat tingting tumas long ol samting we oli save mekem yumi haremgud naoia, ale yumi fogetem bigfala kwestin long saed blong hae rul blong Jeova. Maet yumi save stat ‘mekem i isi long yumi wan,’ bitim we yumi “wok strong long ol wok ya blong Masta blong yumi.” Maet yumi no moa bilif fulwan se ol loa blong Jeova oli stret mo oli mekem i gud long yumi. Yes, i tru se yumi mas lukaot blong no foldaon long rabis fasin long saed blong seks, raf fasin, mo wok blong ol rabis speret. !Be tu, yumi mas lukaot blong no letem ol man we oli leftemap ol tingting blong wol oli gat paoa long yumi!​—1 Korin 15:58; Kolosi 2:8.