ORIGHO 14

“Ẹnẹ Ka Ba Ara” gba Gba Inọ Ọkan Da Ero

LU U

Biri aghan ọbejuto uṣẹ ni ọru ọdọn ọṣọgua te da ero kpatakiri ni ubara ufan, kẹnrẹn biri ero ti aghan da te lẹghẹ ujọ we gba ṣe inọ ọkan

Ti a gba kuri iwe Uṣe 15:13-35

1, 2. (a) Ubirọ kpatakiri bokọ wun aghan ọbejuto uṣẹ ni ọru ọdọn ọṣọgua ni Jerusalẹm wa lati gba iwanran ni? (b) Nikọ re mu utiẹyin gbẹ omere ẹkẹnrẹn ghaan gba da ero ti o jọ?

Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

² Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

3. Nikọ ẹnẹ wa kọ gbẹ kuri fifẹnẹ ita ti o wi Uṣe origho 15 gho?

³ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

“Ọfọ Aghan Ukọ Oriṣẹ Ka Biri Eyiwe Jọ ni Ọna-Ki-Ọna Dede” (Uṣe 15:13-21)

4, 5. Bokọ Jemisi te fọ ni ubara ejuriri ti o wi Ọfọ Oriṣẹ?

⁴ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

⁵ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

6. Bokọ iwe Ọfọ Oriṣẹ te mu utiẹyin gbẹ omere ghaan gba man ayẹ-inọ Oriṣẹ?

⁶ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

7, 8. (a) Nikọ Jemisi gin? (b) Di Jemisi winọrọn gin won nẹ aṣẹ gba gin gbẹ aghan omere ti o ṣibọghọ urun ti aghan wa ṣe? Wewe ro.

⁷ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

⁸ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

9. Ere bokọ re wi urun ti Jemisi gin?

⁹ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

Albert Schroeder speaking at a 1998 international convention

10. Bokọ Aghan Ọbejuto Uṣẹ Ni Ẹye Dede te lele ewe ti aghan ọbejuto uṣẹ ti ọru ọdọn ọṣọgua rẹn mu ṣi?

¹⁰ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

“Di A Ran Ẹkẹnrẹn Bọbọ” (Uṣe 15:22-29)

11. Bokọ wun ero ti aghan ọbejuto uṣẹ ni ọru ọdọn ọṣọgua rẹn da te to ẹwọ aghan omere ti o wi ujọ sin?

¹¹ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

12, 13. Ọsan bokọ re lẹfun kuri (a) Judas biri Sailas ti a ran gbẹrẹ ujọ? (b) iwe ti aghan ọbejuto uṣẹ ni ọru ọdọn ọṣọgua rẹn ya gbẹrẹ ujọ?

¹² Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

HOW THE GOVERNING BODY IS ORGANIZED TODAY

Like the first-century Christians, Jehovah’s Witnesses today are directed by a Governing Body of dedicated, spirit-anointed men. The Governing Body meets weekly as a group. Its members are also organized into the following six committees, each having its own responsibilities.

The Coordinators’ Committee oversees legal matters and the use of the media when necessary to convey an accurate picture of our beliefs. It also responds to disasters, outbreaks of persecution, and other emergencies affecting Jehovah’s Witnesses anywhere in the world.
The Personnel Committee oversees arrangements for the spiritual and personal welfare of Bethel family members, who serve in the branch offices of Jehovah’s Witnesses earth wide. In addition, this committee supervises the inviting of additional new members to serve at branch offices.
The Publishing Committee supervises the printing, publishing, and shipping of Bible literature. It oversees the printeries and properties owned and operated by the corporations used by Jehovah’s Witnesses and the construction of branch facilities, as well as Kingdom Halls and Assembly Halls. This committee also supervises the use of donated funds.
The Service Committee oversees the preaching work along with matters affecting congregation elders, circuit overseers, and full-time evangelizers. This committee also invites and assigns students of Gilead School for the purpose of stabilizing and strengthening the worldwide work.
The Teaching Committee oversees the instruction provided at assemblies, conventions, and congregation meetings, as well as the development of audio and video programs. It prepares curriculums for Gilead School, the Pioneer Service School, and other schools and arranges spiritual programs for branch office volunteers.
The Writing Committee supervises the production of spiritual food for the congregations and for the general public. It also answers Bible questions, oversees translation work worldwide, and approves such material as drama scripts and talk outlines.

The Governing Body relies on God’s holy spirit for direction. Its members do not regard themselves as the leaders of Jehovah’s people. Rather, like all anointed Christians on earth, they “keep following the Lamb [Jesus Christ] no matter where he goes.”—Rev. 14:4.

¹³ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

14. Nikọ re lẹghẹ ira Jihova gba nemi ṣe uṣẹ ni ara ni ẹye we ti irẹye ee kele ṣe inọ ọkan?

¹⁴ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

“Ọfọ Ejunini ti O Winọrọn Ka Jọlọ Ṣe Aghan gba Nẹ Ọyọ” (Uṣe 15:30-35)

15, 16. Bokọ ujọ ghaan te gba aṣẹ ti o ti ẹwọ aghan ọbejuto uṣẹ ni ọru ọdọn ọṣọgua rẹn wa, kẹnrẹn teri nikọ?

¹⁵ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

¹⁶ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

17. Ewe bokọ wun aghan ọbejuto sẹkut ni onuwe te gha ṣiṣi Pọl, Banabas, Judas biri Sailas?

¹⁷ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

18. Nikọ re yẹle di ira Oriṣẹ ṣe, di Jihova gba gba iṣẹ gbẹ aghan?

¹⁸ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

19, 20. (a) Nikọ re mughan gin ujọ ti o wi Antiọk nẹ aratutun biri gba ṣe inọ ọkan ti aṣẹ ti o ti ẹwọ aghan ọbejuto uṣẹ ni ọru ọdọn ọṣọgua rẹn wa, gba to aghan ẹwọ kuro? (b) Nikọ wun Pọl biri Banabas si nemi ṣe biri-ọjọ-ghawe?

¹⁹ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

²⁰ Rọ ọ ni owun-aja Ighereje, Pidgin West Africa

JAMES—“THE BROTHER OF THE LORD”

James, a son of Joseph and Mary, is listed first among Jesus’ younger half brothers. (Matt. 13:54, 55) He may therefore have been Mary’s second-oldest child. James grew up with Jesus, observed his ministry, and at least knew of Jesus’ “powerful works,” whether he actually witnessed them or not. During Jesus’ ministry, however, James and his brothers “were, in fact, not exercising faith in him,” their older brother. (John 7:5) James may even have shared the sentiments of some of Jesus’ other relatives, who said of Jesus: “He has gone out of his mind.”—Mark 3:21.

All of that changed with Jesus’ death and resurrection. Although three others named James are mentioned in the Greek Scriptures, it was evidently to his half brother James that Jesus appeared personally during the 40 days after he was raised. (1 Cor. 15:7) This experience might have led James to the right conclusion about his older brother’s true identity. In any case, less than ten days after Jesus ascended to heaven, James, his mother, and his brothers were gathered with the apostles in an upper room to pray.—Acts 1:13, 14.

James eventually became a highly respected member of the congregation in Jerusalem, apparently being regarded as an apostle, or “one sent forth,” of that congregation. (Gal. 1:18, 19) James’ prominence was evident when the apostle Peter, after being miraculously released from prison, told the disciples: “Report these things to James and the brothers.” (Acts 12:12, 17) When the circumcision issue came before “the apostles and the elders” in Jerusalem, James seems to have presided over the discussion. (Acts 15:6-21) And the apostle Paul noted that James along with Cephas (Peter) and the apostle John “seemed to be pillars” of the Jerusalem congregation. (Gal. 2:9) Even years later when Paul returned to Jerusalem from his third missionary tour, he reported back to James and “all the elders were present.”—Acts 21:17-19.

This James, whom Paul called “the brother of the Lord,” evidently wrote the letter, or Bible book, bearing his name. (Gal. 1:19) In that letter, James humbly identifies himself, neither as an apostle nor as Jesus’ brother, but as “a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Jas. 1:1) The letter of James shows that like Jesus, James was a keen observer of the natural world and of human nature. To illustrate spiritual truths, James drew on familiar natural phenomena, including windblown seas, starry skies, the scorching sun, fragile flowers, wildfires, and tame animals. (Jas. 1:6, 11, 17; 3:5, 7) His divinely inspired insights into people’s attitudes and actions provided excellent counsel on maintaining healthy relationships.—Jas. 1:19, 20; 3:2, 8-18.

Paul’s words recorded at 1 Corinthians 9:5 suggest that James was married. The Bible does not report on the time or circumstances of James’ death. However, Jewish historian Josephus wrote that shortly after the death of Roman Governor Porcius Festus, about 62 C.E., and before his successor, Albinus, took office, Ananus (Ananias) the high priest “convened the judges of the Sanhedrin and brought before them a man named James, the brother of Jesus who was called the Christ, and certain others.” According to Josephus, Ananus “accused them of having transgressed the law and delivered them up to be stoned.”

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