Keakea Long Olketa Trap Bilong Devil!

“Ranawe from trap bilong Devil.” —2 TIM. 2:26.

WANEM NAO ANSA BILONG IU?

Sapos hem wei bilong iumi for tok daonem narawan evritaem, wanem nao iumi shud duim?

Wanem nao iumi savve lanem from samting wea happen long Pilate and Peter?

Wanem nao savve helpem iu for no feel guilty tumas?

1, 2. Olketa wanem trap bilong Devil nao bae iumi storyim long disfala study?

DEVIL hem aftarem and trae for kasholem pipol bilong Jehovah. Bat hem no evritaem olsem man for hunting wea killim dae animal wea hem kasholem. Taem Devil kasholem man, main goal bilong hem nao for mekem datfala man duim wanem hem laekem.—Readim 2 Timothy 2:24-26.

² Man for hunting maet iusim trap for kasholem wanfala animal. Maet hem duim wanfala samting for mekem datfala animal kamaot from ples wea hem haed mekem hem isi for hem kasholem. Or maet hem putim haed wanfala trap for datfala animal. Devil tu iusim olketa trap for kasholem pipol bilong God. Sapos iumi no laekem Satan for kasholem iumi, iumi mas gohed for lukaot mekem iumi luksavve long olketa trap bilong Satan. Long disfala study bae iumi storyim thrifala trap wea Devil iusim for kasholem samfala pipol bilong God, and wanem iumi savve duim for stap klia from olketa trap hia. Olketa nao (1) wei for no kontrolem toktok, (2) hevi from narawan and wei for fraet long man, and (3) wei for feel guilty tumas. Study bihaen long diswan bae storyim nara tufala trap bilong Satan.

WEI FOR NO KONTROLEM TOKTOK HEM OLSEM FIRE

3, 4. Wanem nao savve happen sapos iumi no kontrolem toktok bilong iumi? Storyim wanfala example.

³ Olketa animal long bush olketa stap sef, so man for hunting maet bonem lelebet part long datfala bush mekem taem olketa animal ranawe from datfala fire hem savve kasholem olketa. Long tokpiksa wei, Devil laek startim fire insaed long kongregeson mekem olketa brata and sista wea stap sef insaed bae lusim kongregeson, and then Devil savve kasholem olketa. Sapos iumi no keakea maet iumi helpem Devil for startim fire insaed kongregeson, and nomata iumi no luksavve long diswan bat iumi foldaon finis insaed trap bilong hem. Wanem nao datfala samting wea maet iumi duim wea helpem Devil?

⁴ Disaepol James hem sei tongue hem savve olsem wanfala fire. (Readim James 3:6-8.) Sapos iumi no kontrolem toktok bilong iumi, maet iumi startim wanfala tokpiksa fire insaed kongregeson. Hao nao maet diswan happen? Tingim disfala example: Long wanfala kongregeson meeting olketa announcem wanfala sista hem kamap regular pioneer. Bihaen long meeting tufala pablisa story abaotem datwan. Wanfala pablisa sei hem gud tumas datfala sista hem start for pioneer and hem hope sista hia bae gohed gud long pioneer waka bilong hem. Nara pablisa sei luk olsem datfala sista hem pioneer bikos hem laekem nomoa for nara pipol tinghae long hem. Hu long tufala pablisa hia nao iu laek fren witim? Hem isi nomoa for luksavve which wan long tufala nao toktok bilong hem savve startim fire long kongregeson.

5. Wanem nao savve helpem iumi for kontrolem toktok bilong iumi?

⁵ Wanem nao savve helpem iumi for kontrolem toktok bilong iumi? Jesus sei: “Samting wea man tingting tumas abaotem nao bae hem storyim.” (Matt. 12:34) So first samting wea iumi mas duim hem for lukluk gud long samting wea iumi tingting tumas abaotem. Iumi mas aotem nogud tingting wea savve mekem iumi talem nogud samting abaotem narawan. Olsem example, taem iumi herem wanfala brata hem traem best bilong hem for kasem wanfala privilege long kongregeson, waswe, iumi tingse hem duim datwan for mekem Jehovah hapi? Or waswe, iumi tingse hem duim datwan bikos hem aftarem bignem nomoa? Sapos hem wei bilong iumi for daotem reason why olketa brata bilong iumi servem Jehovah, iumi mas remember Devil tu hem daotem reason why Job servem God. (Job 1:9-11) Iumi shud no daotem brata bilong iumi, bat hem gud for iumi ting raonem why nao iumi garem nogud tingting olsem abaotem hem. Waswe, iumi garem gudfala reason for garem kaen tingting olsem abaotem hem? Or waswe, tingting bilong pipol long world for no showimaot love hem start for affectim tingting bilong iumi?—2 Tim. 3:1-4.

6, 7. (a) Wanem nao samfala reason why iumi maet tok daonem narawan? (b) Wanem nao iumi shud no duim sapos olketa narawan tok spoelem iumi?

⁶ Tingim samfala nara reason why iumi maet tok daonem narawan. Maet hem bikos iumi laekem nara pipol for tinghae long samting wea iumiseleva duim and for showimaot iumi gud winim olketa. Nara reason maet hem bikos iumi mek excuse for samting wea iumiseleva shud duim, bat iumi no duim. Nomata iumi tok daonem narawan bikos iumi praod, jealous, or feel olsem iumi no fit, wei for duim datwan savve barava spoelem kongregeson.

⁷ Maet iumi tingse iumi garem gudfala reason for tok daonem narawan. Olsem example, maet iumi feel nogud long samting wea narawan talem abaotem iumi. Nomata olketa narawan tok spoelem iumi, hem no stret for iumi duim sem samting go bak long olketa. Wei for duim olsem bae mekem problem kamap worse. Datwan hem samting wea Devil laekem iumi for duim, no samting wea God laekem iumi for duim. (2 Tim. 2:26) Gud samting for duim nao hem for followim example bilong Jesus. Taem pipol tok spoelem Jesus, “hem no tok spoelem olketa . . . bat hem trustim God wea judge long raeteous wei.” (1 Pet. 2:21-23) Jesus barava sure Jehovah bae stretem evri samting long wei wea Hem laekem and long taem wea Hem markem. Iumi shud trustim God long sem wei. Taem iumi tok kaen and encouragem narawan, datwan helpem kongregeson for stap gud tugeta and garem wan mind.—Readim Ephesus 4:1-3.

HEVI FROM NARAWAN AND WEI FOR FRAET LONG MAN SAVVE KONTROLEM IUMI

8, 9. Why nao Pilate givim komand for Jesus mas dae?

⁸ Animal wea pas insaed long trap hem no free for duim eni samting wea hem laekem. Olsem tu, hevi from narawan and wei for fraet long man savve mekem iumi no free and narawan nao kontrolem iumi. (Readim Proverbs 29:25.) Iumi bae storyim example bilong tufala man wea letem hevi from narawan and wei for fraet long man for kontrolem tufala. Then bae iumi storyim wanem iumi lanem from samting wea happen long tufala.

⁹ Pontius Pilate, wea hem bigman bilong Judea, hem luksavve Jesus no guilty long eni samting, so hem no laek for spoelem hem. Pilate hem sei Jesus “nating duim eni samting wea mekem hem fit for dae.” Nomata olsem, Pilate givim komand for Jesus mas dae. Why nao hem duim datwan? Bikos hem duim samting followim wanem pipol laekem. (Luke 23:15, 21-25) Olketa trae for forcem Pilate for duim wanem olketa laekem taem olketa singaot olsem: “Sapos iu letem disfala man for go free, iu enemy bilong King nao ia”! (John 19:12) Maet Pilate hem fraet nogud hem lusim position bilong hem or olketa killim hem dae sapos hem letem Jesus for go free. Hem letem samting wea pipol laekem for mekem hem duim wanem Devil hem laekem.

10. Why nao Peter sei hem nating savve long Christ?

¹⁰ Aposol Peter hem wanfala gud fren bilong Jesus. Hem nating fraet for talem olketa narawan Jesus nao hem Messiah. (Matt. 16:16) Taem samfala disaepol no minim samting wea Jesus talem and olketa lusim hem, Peter hem gohed faithful. (John 6:66-69) And taem olketa enemy kam for arrestim Jesus, Peter iusim sword for protectim Jesus. (John 18:10, 11) Bat bihaen, Peter fraet long man and sei hem nating savve long Jesus Christ. Wei for fraet long man hem olsem wanfala trap, and for lelebet taem Peter hem foldaon long datfala trap. Hem fraet for duim stret samting and for faithful long Jesus.—Matt. 26:74, 75.

11. Wanem nao samfala hevi wea iumi mas faet againstim?

¹¹ Evri Christian mas faet againstim hevi for duim olketa samting wea mekem Jehovah no hapi. Olketa boss or narawan maet trae for forcem iumi for no honest, or for durong. Olketa young Christian long skul maet kasem hevi from olketa nara young wan for raverave long exam, lukluk long olketa rabis piksa, smoke, iusim drug, drinkim alcohol, or for durong. Wei for fraet long man and hevi wea iumi kasem from narawan for duim samting wea Jehovah no laekem, hem olsem wanfala trap. So, wanem nao savve helpem iumi for no foldaon insaed long disfala trap?

12. Wanem nao mekem Pilate and Peter for fraet long man and duim wanem olketa narawan laekem?

¹² Bae iumi lukim wanem nao mekem Pilate and Peter for fraet long man and duim wanem olketa narawan laekem. Pilate no savve long staka samting abaotem Christ, bat hem luksavve Jesus no guilty and hem difren from olketa nara man. Nomata olsem, Pilate hem no hambol and hem no lovem tru God. So hem no hard nomoa for Devil mekem Pilate duim wanem hem laekem. Peter hem garem stretfala savve abaotem Christ and hem lovem God tu. Bat samfala taem Peter no hambol, hem fraet long man, and hem duim samting wea no stret taem hem kasem hevi from narawan. Bifor olketa arrestim Jesus, Peter hem tokplas olsem: “Nomata sapos olketa narawan hia lusim iu, bat mi bae no lusim iu.” (Mark 14:29) Sapos Peter trustim God olsem man wea raetem Psalm, bae datwan helpem hem for winim olketa test wea kasem hem bihaen. Man wea raetem Psalm hem sei: “Jehovah nao hem stap witim mi. Bae mi no fraet. No eniwan savve spoelem mi.” (Ps. 118:6) Long lastfala naet wea Jesus stap long earth, Jesus tekem Peter and nara tufala aposol witim hem long ples wea nem bilong hem Gethsemane. Jesus talem olketa for gohed lukaot, bat Peter and olketa nara aposol sleep. Taem Jesus wekapem olketa, hem sei: “Iufala mas gohed for lukaot and prea, mekem iufala no foldaon long eni samting wea traem iufala.” (Mark 14:38) Bat Peter sleep moa, and bihaen datwan hem fraet long man and foldaon taem hem kasem hevi from narawan.

13. Wanem nao bae helpem iumi for againstim hevi for duim samting wea no stret?

¹³ Wanem nao iumi savve lanem from example bilong Pilate and Peter? Example bilong tufala showimaot iumi needim savve, iumi mas hambol, lovem God, and fraet long Jehovah mekem iumi no fraet long man and no foldaon taem iumi kasem hevi from narawan. Faith wea kamaot from stretfala savve wea iumi garem savve helpem iumi for no fraet for storyim biliv bilong iumi long pipol. Diswan bae helpem iumi for no fraet long man or foldaon taem iumi kasem hevi from narawan. Iumi shud no depend long strong bilong iumiseleva. Bat iumi shud hambol and luksavve iumi needim strong from God for helpem iumi. Iumi mas askem Jehovah for holy spirit bilong hem. And love wea iumi garem for God nao shud mekem iumi laek for duim wanem hem laekem and no duim eni samting wea mekem pipol ting daonem Jehovah. Nara samting tu, bifor iumi kasem test iumi mas redyim iumiseleva. Olsem example, iumi mas prea witim olketa pikinini bilong iumi and redyim olketa mekem olketa savve wanem for duim taem olketa nara pikinini trae for forcem olketa for duim samting wea no stret.—2 Cor. 13:7.a

WEI FOR GUILTY TUMAS HEM OLSEM TRAP WEA SMASEM MAN

14. Devil laekem iumi for garem wanem tingting abaotem olketa mistek wea iumi duim bifor?

¹⁴ Wankaen trap wea man for hunting savve mekem nao hem for hangem long eni samting wanfala hevi log or wanfala big ston followim road bilong olketa animal. Hem putim tu wanfala string long datfala road and hem taengem nara end bilong string hia long datfala log or ston, mekem taem animal step antap long string hia datfala log or ston hem foldaon and smasem datfala animal. Wei for feel guilty tumas, hem olsem wanfala hevi samting hem foldaon antap long iumi. Olsem example, taem iumi tingim wanfala mistek wea iumi duim bifor, maet iumi barava feel nogud tumas. (Readim Psalm 38:3-5, 8.) Satan laekem iumi for tingse hem hard for Jehovah forgivim iumi bikos sin bilong iumi big tumas, and for tingse iumi no fit for duim wanem God laekem.

15, 16. Wanem nao savve helpem iu for no feel guilty tumas?

¹⁵ Wanem nao savve helpem iu for no feel guilty tumas? Sapos iu duim bigfala sin, iu mas duim samting distaem for fren bak witim Jehovah. Go long olketa elder and askem olketa for helpem iu. (Jas. 5:14-16) Traem best for stretem rong samting wea iu duim. (2 Cor. 7:11) Sapos iu kasem discipline, no wikdaon, bikos diswan showimaot Jehovah hem lovem iu. (Heb. 12:6) Traem best for no duim moa datfala sin, and stap klia long olketa samting wea leadim iu for duim datfala sin. Bihaen iu repent and changem wei bilong iu, wea minim iu duim moa wanem God laekem, iu mas no daotem God savve forgivim sin bilong iu bikos long ransom sakrifaes bilong Jesus Christ.—1 John 4:9, 14.

¹⁶ Samfala gohed for feel guilty long olketa sin wea olketa duim bifor, wea God forgivim olketa finis long hem. Sapos diswan hem kasem iu, iu mas no forget Jehovah hem forgivim Peter and olketa nara aposol nomata olketa ranawe from Jesus long taem wea hem barava needim olketa. Jehovah forgivim tu wanfala man wea disfellowship from kongregeson long Corinth wea repent bihaen hem duim wanfala barava nogud sin. (1 Cor. 5:1-5; 2 Cor. 2:6-8) Bible story abaotem samfala wea duim bigfala sin bat God forgivim olketa bikos olketa repent.—2 Chron. 33:2, 10-13; 1 Cor. 6:9-11.

17. Long wanem wei nao ransom savve helpem iu?

¹⁷ Jehovah bae forgivim iu and forgetim olketa sin wea iu duim, sapos iu repent and iu barava sure hem bae showimaot mercy long iu. Waswe, iu ting ransom sakrifaes bilong Jesus hem no fit for kavarem olketa sin bilong iu? Sapos iu ting olsem, iu foldaon nao insaed wanfala trap bilong Satan. Devil hem laekem iu for tingse ransom hem no fit for kavarem evri sin. Bat God savve forgivim evriwan wea sin sapos olketa repent. (Prov. 24:16) Sapos iu garem faith long ransom datwan savve helpem iu for no feel guilty tumas, and hem savve strongim iu for worshipim God long full heart, full soul, and long full mind bilong iu.—Matt. 22:37.

IUMI SAVVE FINIS LONG OLKETA NOGUD PLAN BILONG SATAN

18. Wanem nao savve helpem iumi for stap klia long olketa trap bilong Devil?

¹⁸ Satan no warim wanem kaen trap nao bae mekem iumi foldaon. Main goal bilong hem nao for kasholem iumi mekem iumi duim wanem hem laekem. From iumi savve long olketa nogud plan bilong Satan, iumi savve stap klia long olketa trap bilong hem. (2 Cor. 2:10, 11) Sapos iumi prea for Jehovah givim iumi wisdom taem iumi kasem hard taem, bae iumi no foldaon long olketa trap bilong Devil. Disaepol James sei: “Sapos eniwan long iufala hem needim wisdom, hem mas gohed askem God and bae hem kasem datwan, bikos God hem kaen tumas for givim samting long evriwan and bae hem no kros long man wea askem hem.” (Jas. 1:5) Sapos iumi laekem Jehovah for givim iumi wisdom for stand strong long olketa hard taem wea kasem iumi, iumi mas studyim Bible evritaem and followim olketa Bible principle. Olketa pablikeson wea datfala wakaman wea faithful and wise provaedem savve teachim iumi for luksavve long olketa trap bilong Devil, and helpem iumi for stap klia long olketa.

19, 20. Why nao iumi shud heitim nogud samting?

¹⁹ Prea and wei for studyim Bible savve helpem iumi for lovem gudfala samting. Bat hem barava important tu for iumi lane for heitim nogud samting. (Ps. 97:10) Sapos iumi ting raonem nogud samting wea savve kamaot from wei for duim nomoa wanem iumiseleva laekem, datwan savve helpem iumi for no garem feeling for laekem nogud samting. (Jas. 1:14, 15) Iumi mas lane for heitim nogud samting and lovem gudfala samting. Sapos iumi heitim nogud samting, bae iumi nating interest long olketa samting wea Satan iusim for trae trapim iumi.

²⁰ Iumi tinghae long wei wea God helpem iumi mekem iumi no foldaon long olketa trap bilong Satan! Jehovah iusim holy spirit bilong hem, Bible, and organization bilong hem for ‘sevem iumi from Satan.’ (Matt. 6:13) Long next study iumi bae lanem hao for stap klia long nara tufala trap wea Devil iusim for kasholem pipol bilong God.

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Wei for no kontrolem toktok savve kosim staka problem long kongregeson

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Iu no need for feel guilty tumas