Laea Teaching 1: God No Garem Nem

BILIV BILONG PIPOL

“Mifala no savve agree sapos God hem garem nem, and mifala no savve agree long wanem nao nem bilong hem.”—Professor David Cunningham, Theological Studies.

TRU SAMTING WEA BIBLE TALEM

God hem sei: “Mi nao Jehovah. Hem nao nem bilong mi.” (Isaiah 42:8) Datfala nem Jehovah hem Hebrew nem wea minim “Hem Mekem Kamap.”​—Genesis 2:4, footnote.

Jehovah laekem iumi for iusim nem bilong hem. Bible hem sei: “Praisem nem bilong hem. Talemaot long pipol olketa samting wea hem duim. Talemaot datfala nambawan nem bilong God.”​—Isaiah 12:4.

Jesus iusim nem bilong God. Jesus prea olsem long Jehovah: “Mi talemaot nem bilong iu long olketa [olketa disaepol bilong Jesus] and bae mi gohed for duim olsem.” Why nao Jesus talemaot nem bilong God long olketa disaepol bilong hem? Hem sei: “Mekem olketa savve showimaot love long nara pipol olsem iu [God] tu showimaot love long mi and mekem mi savve wan mind witim olketa.”​—John 17:26.

WHY HEM IMPORTANT

Wanfala savveman, Walter Lowrie, hem sei: “Man wea no savve long nem bilong God bae hard for savve gud long hem, and sapos hem tingse God no interest long hem bae hem hard for lovem God.”

Wanfala man wea nem bilong hem Victor hem go long church evri week, bat hem sei hem nating savve long God. Hem sei: “Gogo samwan showim mi long Bible nem bilong God hem Jehovah, and hem olsem hem introducem God long mi. Mi feel olsem mi just savve nao long datfala man wea mi herem staka story abaotem hem. Mi luksavve hem interest long mi and mi start for fren witim hem.”

Jehovah tu hem fren gud witim olketa man wea iusim nem bilong hem. God talem wanfala promis long “olketa wea tingim nem bilong hem.” Hem sei: “Bae mi showimaot mercy long olketa, olsem wanfala dadi wea showimaot mercy long son bilong hem wea obeyim hem.” (Malachi 3:16, 17) God bae helpem tu olketa wea iusim nem bilong hem. Bible sei: “Eniwan wea prea long Jehovah for helpem hem, bae hem sev.”​—Rome 10:13.