How the governing body make one decision and how e make the congregation dey as one
1, 2. (a) Am’ene ogbogaga ẹn̄wu amẹnutọgba abo Kraist ki dẹ Jerusalẹm dukpẹ kuma d’ohi n̄wu? (b) Ẹn̄wu ch’atẹko am’ọmaye lẹ kuma neke chẹn̄wu ki ch’eju-wn̄?
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3. Ẹn̄wu a neke kọchẹ ichẹn̄wu ka gba ọtakada Ẹwn̄ k’Amẹnukpuchẹ Che oji 15?
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“E-lẹ Mud Omu Ka Kpai Amakachẹ Du” (Ẹwn̄ 15:13-21) 4, 5. Ẹn̄wu ch’ọla achẹ Ọjọ ki chẹ kọ tanẹ ki Jemis k’ọla lugbo n̄wu?
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6. Abu ọla Ọjọ ch’atẹko ma kuma m’ẹn̄wu k’Ọjọ a tene?
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7, 8. (a) Ẹn̄wu Jemis ka? (b) Jemis a che dab’ẹnẹ kaki in’ọda e ka n̄wu am’ọmaye ki bọ ẹn̄wu ki dukpẹ kuma che? K’anẹreju n̄wu.?
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9. Ile ẹn̄wu defu ọla ki Jemis ka?
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Albert Schroeder de talk for 1998 international convention
10. Abu amẹnutọgba en̄ini-i a lebo ujiwe amẹnutọgba ọdọ ogwu mẹlu ejodudu?
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F’abokẹlẹ . . . Chi Ku Ma Kpẹ” (Ẹwn̄ 15:22-29) 11. Abu ma ka n̄wu ujeju abo udọ ẹn̄wu k’amẹnutọgba jẹ dama kuma che?
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12, 13. Ẹn̄wu ch’ẹn̄wu ẹnyọ ki dufu kwefu uchẹ kuma kpẹ? (a) Judas kpai Sailas? (b) ọtakada ki kwugbo amẹnutọgba wa?
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HOW THE GOVERNING BODY DE WORK TODAY Like Christians for the apostles time, Governing Body de direct Jehovah Witness today and them be men wey holy spirit anoint. Them de meet together every week. The Governing Body members dey six different committees and them get their different-different work wey we go talk about.
Coordinators’ Committee de handle matter wey concern law and when need dey, them de use news give correct information to people about our belief. Them de help if things like heavy breeze affect our brothers, when people de suffer them, and when other important matter de affect them anywhere for the world.
Personnel Committee de direct how them de care for people wey de work for bethel for the whole world. Them de care for things wey concern their friendship with God and their personal matter. Them still de approve who go serve as new members for branch office.
Publishing Committee de direct how them de print, publish and send publications go different-different place. Them de care for the different places wey them de print our publications and all the property wey our organization get and de use. Them de direct construction of different-different branch office, Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall. Na them de arrange how them de use contribution for worldwide work.
Service Committee de direct the preaching work and care for matter wey concern elders, circuit overseers, and pioneers. Na this committee still de invite students wey go attend Gilead School, and this one de help to make congregations strong for the whole world.
Teaching Committee de arrange the spiritual food wey we de get for assembly, convention, and congregation meeting. Them still de prepare audio and video programs and things wey them de teach for Gilead School, Pioneer Service School and other schools. Them still de arrange spiritual programs for volunteers wey de work for branch office.
Writing Committee de arrange how them de produce publications wey we de use for congregations and the ones wey we de give people. Them still de answer questions wey concern Bible, de arrange translation work for the whole world and de approve things like scripts for drama and outline for talk.
The Governing Body de allow holy spirit guide them for everything. Them no de think say them be leaders of Jehovah people, but like all the other people wey de go heaven, them de “follow the Lamb no matter where e go.”—Rev. 14:4.
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14. Abu i jẹ che n̄wu Amẹnibenu Jihofa kuma ch’ukọlọ dama efu ilẹ ki chẹ kperu en̄ini-i?
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“Ma Yọ Tod Ọla Ugbẹdọ Lẹ” (Ẹwn̄ 15:30-35) 15, 16. Abu ujeju abudọ che le ẹgba kuma gbọla k’amẹnutọgba ka, ẹn̄wu la chi?’
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17. Am’ọna ẹn̄wu am’adejutẹ am’ujeju abo udọ en̄ini-i a che dabu Pọl, Barnabas, Judas kpai Sailas?
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18. Ẹn̄wu abo Ọjọ dukpẹ kuma che todu ki Jihofa ki na d’ẹnyọ n̄wu ma?
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19, 20. (a) Abu i tejugede le kaki udama kpai urẹdọ d’agbagba ujeju abudọ ki d’ewo Antiọk? (b) Ẹn̄wu e-lẹ la jẹn̄wu Pọl kpai Barnabas kuma neke che iko lẹ?
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Christians today de gain from the spiritual food wey we de get from Governing Body and the people wey them send
JAMES—“THE BROTHER OF THE LORD” Na James wey be Joseph and Mary son them first mention among Jesus younger half brothers. (Matt. 13:54, 55) E fit be say na im be Mary second pikin. James and Jesus grow up together, e see Jesus when e de preach, and e know say Jesus “do miracle,” but we no know if e see Jesus when e de do any of the miracles. But when Jesus dey earth, James and im brothers “no put faith for” Jesus, wey be their senior brother. (John 7:5) James fit don even agree with some of Jesus family members wey talk say: “E don de craze.”—Mark 3:21.
But things change after Jesus die and come back to life. Inside the Greek Scriptures, e get three other people wey their name be James but e clear say na this James wey be Jesus half brother, na im Jesus appear to after e come back to life and appear to im disciples for 40 days. (1 Cor. 15:7) This one fit don help James understand say, im senior brother na the Messiah. Whether na this one help-am or na another thing, e no reach ten days after Jesus die when James, im mama, and im brothers gather for one room for up to pray.—Acts 1:13, 14.
James come be person wey people for the congregation for Jerusalem respect well-well. Them even de call-am “person wey them send go.” or apostle, for that congregation. (Gal. 1:18, 19) E clear say James na important member of the congregation because, after angel free Peter from prison, Peter tell the disciples say: “Make una tell James and the brothers this things.” (Acts 12:12, 17) E be like say when them de talk about circumcision matter for Jerusalem, na James be chairman of the meeting. (Acts 15:6-21) Apostle Paul talk say James, Cephas (Peter) and John be people wey “be like say them be pillars for congregation” for Jerusalem. (Gal. 2:9) Some years after this time, Paul travel go different places as missionary for the third time. When e come back, e go meet James and tell-am things wey happen for the travel and “all the elders dey there.”—Acts 21:17-19.
E clear say na this James wey Paul call “the brother of the Lord” na im write the letter, or Bible book of James. (Gal. 1:19) For that letter, James carry body down as e no call imself apostle or talk say e be Jesus brother, but e call imself “slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Jas. 1:1) James letter show say just like Jesus, e be person wey de like to study things wey Jehovah make and the way people de behave. James use things wey people know like breeze, sea, sky, sun, flowers, fire, and animals take do example and explain things wey dey Bible. (Jas. 1:6, 11, 17; 3:5, 7) God give James sense to understand the way people de think and behave, and the things wey e write about fit help us live well with other people.—Jas. 1:19, 20; 3:2, 8-18.
Wetin Paul talk for 1 Corinthians 9:5 show say James fit don marry. Bible no talk about when James die or how e die. But Josephus wey be Jew and wey de write history talk say small time after Governor Porcius Festus wey de rule Rome die, around 62 C.E., and before Albinus wey rule after-am become governor, Ananus (Ananias) wey be high priest ‘do meeting with the judges of the Sanhedrin and bring one man wey im name na James, the brother of Jesus wey them de call the Christ, and e still bring other people too come the Sanhedrin.’ Josephus talk say Ananus ‘accuse them say them don sin against the law and e give order say make them stone them.’