LESSON 18
How We Fit Know Real Christians?
Billions of people for this world de claim say they be Christian. But them de believe and do different-different things. So how we fit know real Christians?
1. Wetin e mean to be Christian?
Christians na disciples, or people wey de follow Jesus Christ. (Read Acts 11:26.) How them de show say they be disciples of Jesus? Jesus talk say: “If wuna follow wetin I tell wuna, wuna really be my disciples.” (John 8:31) This one mean say real Christians must obey wetin Jesus de teach. Just the way Jesus de always use the Bible to support wetin e de teach, real Christians de do the same thing.—Read Luke 24:27.
2. How real Christians de show love?
Jesus tell e disciples say: “Make wuna love each other the way I love wuna.” (John 15:12) How Jesus show say e love e disciples? E find time to dey with e disciples, e encourage them, and e help them. E even die for them. (1 John 3:16) Like Jesus, real Christians no de only talk about love, them still de show-am. Them de prove say they love each other with wetin them de talk and do.
3. Which work real Christians de do?
Jesus give e disciples work. “E send them to go preach about the Kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:2) Christians for the time of the apostles preach to people for public and for the house of people, no be only for place wey them de worship God. (Read Acts 5:42; 17:17.) Today too, real Christians de preach the truth from Bible for any place wey people dey. Because of the love wey they get for people, them de use their time and power to preach about the message of hope and comfort from Bible.—Mark 12:31.
LEARN MORE THINGS
Learn wetin make real Christains dey different from people wey no de follow wetin Jesus de teach and e examples.
4. They want know the truth from Bible
Christians for the time of the apostles see the Word of God as important
Some people wey claim say they be Christians no want understand the truth for Bible or do wetin Bible talk. Play the VIDEO, and talk about the question for under.
Wetin some churches don do to make people no want learn wetin Jesus teach?
Jesus teach the truth from the Word of God. Read John 18:37, and talk about this question:
As Jesus talk, how we fit know Christians wey de “support the truth”?
5. They preach the truth from Bible
Christians for the time of the apostles preach to other people
Before Jesus go heaven, e give e disciples work to do and the work still continue reach this our time. Read Matthew 28:19, 20 and Acts 1:8, and talk about this question:
Where the disciples go preach reach?
6. Them de do wetin them de preach
Wetin make one man wey e name na Tom believe say e don see real Christians? Play the VIDEO, and talk about the questions for under.
For the video, wetin make Tom no want join any religion?
Wetin make Tom believe say e don see the truth?
The things wey person de do dey important pass wetin e de talk. Read Matthew 7:21, and talk about this question:
Wetin dey more important to Jesus. Na wetin we de talk or na wetin we de do?
7. They love each other
Christians for the time of the apostles love each other
Christians don ever ready to die for other Christians? Play the VIDEO, and talk about the questions for under.
For the video, wetin make Lloyd ready to die for Brother Johansson?
You think say e do wetin real Christian suppose do?
Read John 13:34, 35, and talk about this questions:
How real Christians suppose treat people wey no get the same skin color with them or come from another country?
Wetin love go move real Christians to do when war dey?
SOME PEOPLE DE TALK SAY: “Christians don do plenty bad things, how we fit dey sure say na them get the true religion?”
Which Bible verse you fit read to help person know who be the real Christians?
WETIN THIS LESSON TEACH
Real Christians de follow wetin Bible de teach, de show real love and de preach about the truth for Bible.
Wetin You Don Learn
Wetin de guide the things wey real Christians believe?
Which quality go make people know real Christians?
Which work real Christians de do?
LEARN OTHER THINGS
Learn more about one group of people wey de do their best to follow the example of Jesus Christ and the things wey e teach.
See wetin make one former reverend sister find real Christian brothers and sisters.
“They Use Bible Answer All My Question!” (The Watchtower, April 1, 2014)
Learn how real Christians de show love to their brothers and sisters when they need help.
How We De Help Our Brothers When Heavy Rain and Strong Wind Scatter Things—Small Part (3:57)
Learn how real Christians today and Christians for the time of the apostles de do wetin go help people know true disciples as Jesus talk.
“How We Fit Know True Christians?” (The Watchtower, March 1, 2012)