“Wisdom Stap Witim Olketa wea Garem Fasin for No Ova Tumas”
“Wanem nao Jehovah askem bak from iu bat for . . . no ova tumas taem iu wakabaot witim God bilong iu?”—MICAH 6:8.
1, 2. Wanem nao fasin for no ova tumas, and hao nao hem difren from praod fasin?
WANFALA important aposol no laek for pullim interest long hemseleva. Wanfala strongfala Israelite judge kolem hemseleva barava smol wan long haos bilong dadi bilong hem. Nambawan man wea winim evri nara man hem luksavve hao hem no garem barava paramaunt paoa. Evri man hia showimaot fasin for no ova tumas.
2 Fasin for no ova tumas hem opposite bilong praod fasin. Man wea no ova tumas hem garem balance tingting abaotem savve bilong hemseleva and hem no apim hemseleva or laek lukhae long eye bilong narawan. Winim wei for garem praod fasin, tok praod, or aftarem hae position, man wea no ova tumas hem evritaem luksavve long olketa samting wea hem no savve duim. Dastawe, hem respectim and tingting gud long feeling and tingting bilong olketa narawan.
3. Long wanem wei nao wisdom “stap witim olketa wea garem fasin for no ova tumas”?
3 For gudfala reason Bible hem sei: “Wisdom stap witim olketa wea garem fasin for no ova tumas.” (Proverbs 11:2) Man wea no ova tumas hem wise bikos hem followim wanfala gogo wea God appruvim, and stap klia long praod fasin wea savve lead go long shame. (Proverbs 8:13; 1 Peter 5:5) Laef bilong samfala servant bilong God barava pruvim hao fasin for no ova tumas hem wisefala samting. Letem iumi ting raonem thrifala example wea iumi storyim long firstfala paragraf.
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.
Tingting wea No Ova Tumas Abaotem Privilege Bilong Iumi
8, 9. (a) Why nao iumi shud garem tingting wea no ova tumas abaotem iumiseleva? (b) Hao nao olketa wea garem responsibility shud showim fasin for no ova tumas?
8 Paul leavim gudfala example for olketa Christian tuday. Nomata wanem kaen responsibility iumi kasem, no eniwan long iumi shud feel hae winim narawan. Paul hem raet: “Sapos man tingse hem samting taem hem samting nating, hem giamanim mind bilong hemseleva.” (Galatians 6:3) Why? Bikos “evriwan sin and no kasem glory bilong God.” (Romans 3:23; 5:12) Yes, iumi shud no forgetim hao iumi evriwan born witim sin and dae from Adam. Olketa spesol privilege no apim iumi from lowfala position bilong iumi olsem sinner. (Ecclesiastes 9:2) Olsem hem tru long Paul, only thru long kaeness wea iumi no fit for kasem bae iumi savve fren witim God, or kasem privilege for servem hem tu.—Romans 3:12, 24.
9 Taem man wea no ova tumas hem luksavve long diswan, bae hem no tokhae long privilege bilong hemseleva or tokhae long olketa waka wea hem duim. (1 Corinthians 4:7) Taem hem givim kaonsel or direction, hem duim olsem wanfala wakman—no olsem wanfala masta. Tru tumas, hem bae rong for wanfala wea savve duim gud wankaen waka for trae for kasem praise or haefala toktok from olketa narawan wea biliv. (Proverbs 25:27; Matthew 6:2-4) Only praise wea garem mining hem datwan wea kam from olketa narawan—wea iumi no ososo for kasem. Sapos iumi kasem praise, iumi shud no letem diswan for mekem iumi tinghae long iumiseleva winim wanem hem stret.—Proverbs 27:2; Romans 12:3.
10. Minim hao nao samfala wea maet luk olsem olketa low nomoa, maet really “rich long faith.”
10 Taem iumi kasem eni responsibility, fasin for no ova tumas bae helpem iumi for no apim seleva, or givim feeling hao kongregeson hem kamap gud only from hard waka and savve bilong iumi. Olsem example, iumi maet savve gud hao for teach. (Ephesians 4:11, 12) Bat, sapos iumi garem fasin for no ova tumas, iumi bae luksavve hao samfala nambawan leson wea iumi kasem long kongregeson meeting hem no kam from platform. Waswe, iu no kasem encouragement taem iu lukim, olsem example, wanfala dadi or mami seleva wea kam evritaem long Kingdom Hall tugeta witim olketa pikinini bilong hem? Or wanfala wea sorre bat faithful for kam evritaem long meeting nomata hem feel iusles planti taem? Or wanfala young wan wea isisi muv ahed long spiritual wei nomata hem garem nogud hevi from skul or nara ples? (Psalm 84:10) Olketa hia planti taem stap kwaet nomoa. Planti narawan no savve abaotem olketa test bilong faith wea olketa hia feisim. Nomata olsem, maet olketa “rich long faith” olsem olketa wea staka savve long olketa. (James 2:5) Bikos long end, faithful fasin nao mekem Jehovah hapi long iumi.—Matthew 10:22; 1 Corinthians 4:2.
Gideon—“Barava Smol Wan” Long Haos Bilong Dadi Bilong Hem
11. Long wanem wei nao Gideon showimaot fasin for no ova tumas taem hem story witim angel bilong God?
11 Gideon, wanfala barava strongfala young man long tribe bilong Manasseh, hem laef long raf taem long history bilong Israel. For sevenfala year, pipol bilong God safa from raf fasin bilong olketa Midianite. Bat, taem kam nao for Jehovah sevem pipol bilong hem. So wanfala angel showaot long Gideon and sei: “Jehovah hem stap witim iu, iu strongfala man wea no fraet.” Gideon hem no ova tumas, so hem no show-off long glory wea hem seknomoa kasem. Bat, witim respect hem sei long disfala angel: “Excuse mi, lord bilong mi, bat sapos Jehovah hem witim iumi, why nao evri samting hia kasem iumi?” Angel hem mekem klia diswan long Gideon: “Iu nao bae barava sevem Israel from hand bilong olketa Midianite.” Hao nao Gideon hem ansa? Winim wei for iusim disfala chance for mekem nem bilong hem kamap big long Israel, Gideon hem ansa: “Excuse mi, Jehovah. Witim wanem nao bae mi sevem Israel? Lukim! Thousand man bilong mi nao barava smol long Manasseh, and mi nao barava smol wan long haos bilong dadi bilong mi.” Barava fasin for no ova tumas!—Judges 6:11-15.
12. Hao nao Gideon showimaot gudfala tingting taem hem duim assignment bilong hem?
12 Bifor hem sendem Gideon for faet, Jehovah testim hem. Hao? Gideon kasem toktok for distroem altar bilong dadi bilong hem for Baal and for katem daon olketa holy post wea standap saed long hem. Disfala waka needim wei for no fraet, bat Gideon showim fasin for no ova tumas tu and gudfala tingting taem hem duim diswan. Winim wei for duim diswan klia long pablik, Gideon waka long naet taem pipol bae no lukim hem. And tu, Gideon barava careful taem hem duim assignment bilong hem. Hem tekem tenfala servant—maet for mekem samfala security gard taem olketa narawan helpem hem for distroem datfala altar and datfala holy post.b Nomata wanem happen, witim blessing bilong Jehovah, Gideon hem duim assignment bilong hem, and gogo God iusim hem for mekem Israel kamap free from olketa Midianite.—Judges 6:25-27.
Showimaot Fasin for No Ova Tumas and Gudfala Tingting
13, 14. (a) Hao nao iumi savve showimaot fasin for no ova tumas taem iumi kasem wanfala privilege bilong service? (b) Hao nao Brata A. H. Macmillan givim gudfala example long wei for showimaot fasin for no ova tumas?
13 Planti samting nao iumi savve lanem from fasin bilong Gideon for no ova tumas. Olsem example, wanem nao iumi duim taem wanfala privilege bilong service hem kam long iumi? Waswe, iumi ting long bignem or hae position wea bae kam long iumi? Or waswe, iumi ting raonem witim fasin for no ova tumas and prea sapos iumi savve duim gud datfala assignment? Brata A. H. Macmillan, wea finisim laef bilong hem long earth long 1966, showimaot gudfala example saed long diswan. C. T. Russell, firstfala president bilong Watch Tower Society, hem askem Brata Macmillan abaotem hu nao hem tingse maet lukaftarem waka taem hem no stap. Taem tufala story, Brata Macmillan nating sei hem nao fit for duim, nomata hem fit for duim olsem. Long end, Brata Russell invaetem Brata Macmillan for tingting sapos hem savve duim waka hia. “Mi stand nomoa and mind bilong mi blok so mi no savve tok nao,” Brata Macmillan hem raet olsem planti year bihaen. “Mi bin ting raonem, ting strong long hem, and prea abaotem for samfala taem bifor mi talem hem hao mi bae hapi for duim evriting wea mi fit for duim for helpem hem.”
14 No longtaem bihaen, Brata Russell hem dae, and waka for president bilong Watch Tower Society stap emti. From Brata Macmillan nao hem lukaftarem office taem Brata Russell duim lastfala gogo bilong hem, wanfala brata sei long hem: “Mac, iu nao garem bigfala chance for kamap president. Iu nao savve stand for Brata Russell taem hem no stap, and hem talem mifala evriwan for lisin long wanem iu talem. Lukim, hem go and hem nating kam bak. Luk olsem iu nao man for go ahed moa.” Brata Macmillan hem ansa: “Brata, datwan hem no wei for iumi ting long disfala samting. Diswan hem waka bilong Lord and only position wea man kasem insaed long organization bilong Lord hem datwan wea fitim Lord for givim long iu; and mi sure hao mi no man for duim datfala waka.” Then Brata Macmillan hem saportim narawan for kasem datfala position. Olsem Gideon, hem garem tingting wea no ova tumas abaotem hemseleva—tingting wea hem gud for iumi tu garem.
15. Wanem nao samfala wei wea iumi savve iusim gudfala tingting taem iumi preach long pipol?
15 Iumi tu shud no ova tumas long fasin bilong iumi taem iumi duim assignment bilong iumi. Gideon hem iusim gudfala tingting, and hem trae for no mekem olketa wea againstim hem for kros nating long hem. Olsem tu, long preaching waka bilong iumi, iumi shud no ova tumas and iusim gudfala tingting abaotem hao iumi tok long pipol. Hem tru, iumi insaed wanfala spiritual faet for daonem “olketa strongfala samting” and “tingting.” (2 Corinthians 10:4, 5) Bat iumi shud no tokdaonem olketa narawan or givim eni reason for olketa feel nogud long message bilong iumi. Bat, iumi shud respectim tingting bilong olketa, iusim olketa samting wea iumi and haosholder agree long hem, and then storyim olketa gudfala point bilong message bilong iumi.—Acts 22:1-3; 1 Corinthians 9:22; Revelation 21:4.
Jesus—Barava Nambawan Example Bilong Fasin for No Ova Tumas
16. Hao nao Jesus showimaot hem garem tingting wea no ova tumas abaotem hemseleva?
16 Barava nambawan example bilong fasin for no ova tumas hem bilong Jesus Christ.c Nomata hem barava fren klos witim Dadi bilong hem, Jesus nating hol bak for talemaot hao hem no garem paoa for duim samfala samting. (John 1:14) Olsem example, taem mami bilong James and John ask for tufala son bilong hem for sidaon saed long Jesus long kingdom bilong hem, Jesus hem sei: “Disfala sidaon long raet saed bilong mi and long left saed bilong mi hem no samting bilong mi for givim.” (Matthew 20:20-23) Long narataem, Jesus tok stret olsem: “Mi no savve duim eni samting followim tingting bilong miseleva . . . Mi lukaotem, no will bilong miseleva, bat will bilong datwan wea sendem mi kam.”—John 5:30; 14:28; Philippians 2:5, 6.
17. Hao nao Jesus showimaot fasin for no ova tumas taem hem deal witim olketa narawan?
17 Jesus hem hae winim olketa man wea no perfect long evri wei, and hem garem bigfala paoa from Dadi bilong hem, Jehovah. Nomata olsem, Jesus hem no ova tumas taem hem deal witim olketa follower bilong hem. Hem nating mekem olketa feel smol witim wei for showimaot bigfala savve. Hem showimaot hem minim olketa and kea and hem tingim need bilong olketa olsem man. (Matthew 15:32; 26:40, 41; Mark 6:31) So, nomata Jesus hem perfect, hem no expectim evriwan for perfect. No enitaem hem askem moa samting winim wanem olketa disaepol savve givim, and hem no talem samting long olketa winim wanem olketa savve minim. (John 16:12) Dastawe planti kasem strong from hem!—Matthew 11:29.
Followim Example Bilong Jesus for No Ova Tumas
18, 19. Hao nao iumi savve followim fasin bilong Jesus for no ova tumas long (a) wei wea iumi ting long iumiseleva, and (b) wei wea iumi deal witim olketa narawan?
18 From datfala nambawan man wea stap bifor hem showim fasin for no ova tumas, iumi shud olsem tu. Olketa man wea no perfect olketa planti taem no laek talemaot hao olketa no garem full paoa. Bat, olketa Christian trae hard for no ova tumas, followim example bilong Jesus. Olketa no praod long wei wea stopem olketa for givim responsibility long man wea fit; and tu praod fasin no stopem olketa for acceptim direction from olketa wea garem paoa for givim. Witim fasin for waka tugeta, olketa letem evriting insaed long kongregeson for followim “stretfala wei and order.”—1 Corinthians 14:40.
19 Fasin for no ova tumas muvim iumi tu for balance long wanem iumi expectim from narawan and for tingim need bilong olketa. (Philippians 4:5) Iumi maet garem samkaen savve and strong wea olketa no garem. Nomata olsem, sapos iumi no ova tumas, bae iumi no evritaem expectim olketa narawan for kasem mark wea iumi laekem olketa for kasem. From iumi savve evri man wanwan no savve duim samfala samting, iumi bae no ova tumas and no judgem olketa mistek bilong narawan. Peter hem raet: “Winim evri samting, garem barava strongfala love for narawan, bikos love hem kavarem planti sin.”—1 Peter 4:8.
20. Wanem nao iumi savve duim for winim eni feeling for praod?
20 Olsem iumi lanem finis, wisdom hem barava stap witim olketa wea garem fasin for no ova tumas. Bat waswe sapos iu luksavve hao iu garem feeling for laek praod and bighed? No feel wikdaon. Bat followim example bilong David, wea prea olsem: “Stopem servant bilong iu from bighed fasin; no letem fasin olsem kontrolem mi.” (Psalm 19:13) Taem iumi followim faith bilong pipol olsem Paul, Gideon, and—winim evri narawan—Jesus Christ, iumi wanwan bae savve kasem trufala samting bilong toktok hia: “Wisdom stap witim olketa wea garem fasin for no ova tumas.”—Proverbs 11:2.
[Olketa Footnote]
a Greek toktok wea olketa transleitim “stap anda” savve minim wanfala slave wea padol long botom haf bilong wanfala big ship. Long narasaed, “man wea manager” maet garem moa responsibility, maet hem lukaftarem wanfala property. Nomata wanem, long eye bilong planti masta, “man wea manager” hem servant nomoa olsem slave long ship hem servant.
b Hem wanfala mistek for tingse gudfala tingting and wei for careful bilong Gideon mekem hem olsem man for fraet. Nomoa nao. Wei wea hem no fraet showaot long Hebrews 11:32-38, wea garem nem bilong Gideon witim olketa wea “kasem moa paoa” and “kamap strongfala man long war.”
c From fasin for no ova tumas hem minim tu wei for luksavve samting wea man hem no savve duim, hem no stret for sei Jehovah garem fasin olsem. Bat, hem garem hambol fasin.—Psalm 18:35.
Waswe, Iu Remember?
• Wanem nao fasin for no ova tumas?
• Hao nao iumi savve followim fasin bilong Paul for no ova tumas?
• Wanem nao iumi savve lanem abaotem fasin for no ova tumas from example bilong Gideon?
• Hao nao Jesus showim barava nambawan example bilong fasin for no ova tumas?
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Fasin bilong Paul for no ova tumas mekem olketa nara Christian lovem hem
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Gideon iusim gudfala tingting for duim will bilong God
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Jesus, Son bilong God, showimaot fasin for no ova tumas long evriting hem duim