14. (a) ?I stat long taem bifo, kongregesen blong ol Kristin man i mas lukaot long hu? ?Olsem wanem aposol Pol i tokbaot ol man ya? (b) ?Sipos wan man i wantem seraot long kongregesen mo joen long wan smol kampani we i folem man nomo, hem i mas harem wanem tok blong Jisas?

¹⁴ I stat long taem bifo, kongregesen blong ol Kristin i mas lukaot long ol flas man blong apostasi. Olgeta oli tok swit, oli tok gyaman blong ‘mekem kongregesen i seraot, mo blong spolem bilif blong ol man. Oli agens long’ ol tijing we oli kamtru long rod we Jeova i stap yusum. (Rom 16:17, 18) Kolosap evri leta we aposol Pol i raetem, hem i givim woning long saed blong ol man ya.a Long taem blong yumi, Jisas i mekem tru kongregesen blong ol Kristin man i klin bakegen mo i joengud bakegen. Be denja i stap. Kongregesen i mas lukaot we fasin blong seraot long ol smosmol kampani i no kam insaed long hem. Taswe, sipos wan man i wantem seraot long kongregesen mo joen long wan kampani we i folem tingting blong wan man nomo, hem i mas harem nekis tok blong Jisas we i talem se: “From samting ya, [yu] mas tanem tingting blong [yu] from ol sin blong [yu]. Sipos no, bambae mi mi kam long [yu] i no longtaem, nao bambae mi faet long olgeta ya, bambae mi katem olgeta long naef ya blong faet we i stap kamaot long maot blong mi.”—Revelesen 2:16.

16. (a) ?From wanem olgeta we oli stap seksek long bilif blong olgeta from toktok blong ol man blong apostasi oli mas kwik blong tanem tingting blong olgeta from ol sin blong olgeta? (b) ?Bambae wanem i hapen long olgeta we oli no wantem tanem tingting blong olgeta from ol sin blong olgeta?

¹⁶ !Sipos i gat sam man we bilif blong olgeta i stap seksek from we sam man blong apostasi oli pulum olgeta, kwiktaem oli mas harem tok blong Jisas blong tanem tingting blong olgeta from sin blong olgeta! !Oli mas tanem baksaed long ol gyaman toktok we i agens long trutok! !Samting ya i olsem posen nomo! Toktok olsem i stanap long fasin blong no laekem man mo fasin jelas. Tufala fasin ya i agensem stret fasin, klin fasin, mo ol gudfala trutok we Jisas i tijim kongregesen blong hem long olgeta. (Luk 12:42; Filipae 1:15, 16; 4:8, 9) Olgeta we oli no wantem tanem tingting blong olgeta from ol sin blong olgeta, tru ya, Masta Jisas bambae ‘i faet long olgeta ya, bambae i katem olgeta long naef ya blong faet we i stap kamaot long maot blong hem.’ Jisas i stap jekemap ol man blong hem, i stap tekemaot olgeta we oli nogud, blong ol man blong hem oli save joengud oltaem. Hem i prea from samting ya long laswan naet we hem i stap wetem ol disaepol blong hem long wol. (Jon 17:20-23, 26) Ol man blong apostasi oli no wantem harem ol gudfala advaes we ol sta long raethan blong Jisas oli stap givim long kaengud fasin. From samting ya, Jisas i jajem olgeta, hem “i givim bigfala panis” long olgeta. Bambae hem i sakem olgeta “afsaed long tudak.” Kongregesen i mas putumaot olgeta ya, blong oli no moa save kam olsem ‘is’ long medel blong ol man blong God.—Matyu 24:48-51; 25:30; 1 Korin 5:6, 9, 13; Revelesen 1:16.