STUDY ARTICLE 21
Make “the Sense Wey This World Get” No Fool You
“The sense wey this world get dey foolish to God.”—1 COR. 3:19.
SONG 98 Na God Give Us Bible
WETIN WE GO LEARN? *
1. Wetin Bible de give us?
JEHOVAH sabi teach pass any other teacher. So we go fit handle any problem because na Jehovah de teach us. (Isa. 30:20, 21) The Word of God de give us everything wey we need so that we go “really ready and get everything wey” we “need for all kind of good work.” (2 Tim. 3:17) People want make we follow “the sense wey this world get.” But if we follow the things wey Bible teach, we go get sense pass this people.—1 Cor. 3:19; Ps. 119:97-100.
2. Wetin we go talk about for this article?
2 We go see say, many times, the sense wey this world get de make people do wetin their body want. People of the world get the way them de think and de do things. So e fit no dey easy for us to reject the way them de think and do things. Na good reason make Bible talk say: “Make wuna dey careful so that nobody go use sense take wuna comot as prisoner and deceive wuna with useless thing. Those things come from tradition of people.” (Col. 2:8) For this article, we go talk about how people start to believe two useless lie wey Satan de teach. For the two example, we go see why the sense wey this world get dey foolish and how the sense for inside Bible really better pass anything from the world.
PEOPLE CHANGE THE WAY THEM DE SEE THINGS ABOUT SEX
3-4. Between 1900 and 1930, wetin change for United States about the way people de see things about sex?
3 Between 1900 and 1930 for United States, the thing wey people see as good and bad for things about sex really change. Before this time, plenty people believe say sex na for only married people and no be topic wey people go de talk about for
public. But people stop to believe like that, and plenty people begin do as they like.4 Between 1922 and 1929, people put all their heart for enjoyment and money. (They call this time Roaring Twenties.) One research talk say: “Films, drama wey them de act for stage, songs, books, and advert begin show plenty things about sex.” For that time too, the way people de dance begin make other people think about sex and people no come too de follow the correct way to dress. Bible talk say for last days people go really “like enjoyment.”—2 Tim. 3:4.
For the world, the correct way to behave de go down. But servants of Jehovah no go allow this one affect them (Check paragraph 5) *
5. Since after 1960, wetin don happen to the way people de see things about sex?
5 After 1960, more people begin live with each other when they never marry, man de sleep with man and woman de sleep with woman, and divorce come be common thing. Many things wey people de use enjoy theirself de show sex more and more. The bad result don show for many ways today, as people stop to follow the right way to behave. One person wey de write book talk say many bad things de happen when people stop to follow the right way to behave. For example, different-different family dey wey the papa and mama no de live together or one of them don abandon the family, people no de feel happy, and e de hard people to stop to watch pornography. Another bad result na the many sex disease, like AIDS. All this one show say the sense wey this world get dey foolish.—2 Pet. 2:19.
6. How the way the world de see sex na wetin Satan want?
6 The way the world de see sex na wetin Satan want. The truth be say, Satan like to see people de sleep with each other for way wey God no like. E want make they no respect the gift of marriage wey God give people. (Eph. 2:2) If people de do corrupt things about sex, them de show say they no value the gift of children wey Jehovah give people. Apart from that one, they fit no get everlasting life.—1 Cor. 6:9, 10.
WETIN BIBLE TALK ABOUT THE WAY WE SUPPOSE DE SEE SEX
7-8. Why the thing wey Bible de teach about sex better by far pass wetin the world de teach?
7 Some people de follow wetin the world de teach about sex and them de laugh wetin the Bible teach. They talk say sense no dey the thing wey Bible de teach. Some of this people fit ask say, ‘Why God go make us for way wey our body go want sex and then tell us make we no do as our body want?’ They ask this question because they believe say people Col. 3:5) Apart from that one, Jehovah don give us marriage as gift, so that husband and wife go fit sleep with each other for the right way. (1 Cor. 7:8, 9) Many times, when people do things about sex wey God hate, them de regret and de worry. But for marriage, husband and wife go fit enjoy sex together and they no go feel like that.
must do everything wey their body want. Mistake dey this belief. This one no be the thing wey Bible de teach. The fine thing wey Bible talk na say no be everything wey our body want make we do, we go do. But we get the power to fight any bad thing wey our body want. (8 The thing wey Bible teach dey different from wetin the world de teach. Bible de teach us the correct way wey we suppose to see sex and wey trouble no dey. E talk say people fit enjoy sex. (Prov. 5:18, 19) But e still talk say: “Make each one of wuna know how to control e own body for holy way and way wey go bring honor. Make wuna feeling for sex no be the one wey wuna no fit control and wey wuna de always want more, like the way people of the nations be. This people no know God.”—1 Thess. 4:4, 5.
9. (a) Between 1900 and 1930, how servants of Jehovah get help to follow the better sense for Bible? (b) Which better advise dey for 1 John 2:15, 16? (c) As e dey for Romans 1:24-27, which bad character them we suppose to fight make we no follow?
9 Around 100 years ago, servants of Jehovah no allow theirself follow the useless lie of people. Bible talk say this people “no de care again about wetin good or bad.” (Eph. 4:19) Servants of Jehovah try make they do the right thing as Jehovah want. The Watch Tower of May 15, 1926, talk say “make man or woman dey clean for things about sex and dey clean for mind and character, especially if na something between man and woman.” No matter how people for the world de behave that time, servants of Jehovah follow the better sense for Bible. (Read 1 John 2:15, 16.) We really dey happy as we get Bible! And we dey happy say Jehovah de teach us wetin go help us reject the things wey this world de teach about sex. *—Read Romans 1:24-27.
PEOPLE CHANGE THE WAY THEY LOVE THEIRSELF
10-11. Wetin the Bible warn say go happen for last days?
10 Bible warn say for last days, people go “love theirself.” (2 Tim. 3:1, 2) We no surprise say the world de make people think say them dey important pass any other person. One book talk say after 1970, they start to write plenty books about how person go fit succeed for life. Some of this books encourage people “make they know theirself and accept theirself and make they celebrate who they be.” For example, think about wetin one of those books talk. E talk say make person love e self because the person dey beautiful and smart pass any other person for the world. The book talk say na person go decide for e self how to behave, and do wetin e feel say be the correct thing wey e like.
11 You don hear something like that before? Na this kind thing Satan tell Eve make e do. Satan talk say Eve “go be like God” and e go “know good and bad.” (Gen. 3:5) Many people today de feel say they better pass other people and nobody go fit tell them wetin good and bad. They feel say even God no fit tell them. For example, this kind thinking de show clear for the way people de see marriage today.
Servant of Jehovah go help other people first, especially if na e husband or wife (Check paragraph 12) *
12. Wetin the world de make people believe about marriage?
12 Bible tell husband and wife say make they show respect for each other and make Gen. 2:24) But the thing wey this world de make people believe dey different. People believe say each person go put mind for only the thing wey e need. One book about divorce talk say for some countries, when people marry them de promise each other for front of other people say the marriage go be for the rest of their life. But the book say many people don change this promise and talk say they go stay for the marriage as long as they still love each other. Because people no de take marriage as serious thing, different-different family don separate and this one don cause plenty pain. So e dey clear say wetin the world think about marriage dey foolish.
they do wetin they promise each other the time wey they marry. Bible encourage them make them dey ready to stay together as husband and wife. E talk say: “Man go leave e papa and e mama and go stay with e wife and them go be one flesh.” (13. Wetin be one reason why Jehovah no like proud people at all?
13 Bible talk say: “When any person dey proud for heart Jehovah really hate the person.” (Prov. 16:5) Why Jehovah no like proud people at all? One reason be say, when person dey proud and when person de make other people feel say e better pass any other person, na Satan them de imitate. Remember say na Jesus Jehovah use make everything. But Satan want worship from Jesus and e tell Jesus to bow down. This kind thing wey Satan tell Jesus make e do really show how Satan dey proud. (Matt. 4:8, 9; Col. 1:15, 16) Some people de think like that and feel say them dey important pass other people. But that one really show say the sense wey this world get dey foolish to God.
THE WAY BIBLE SAY MAKE WE SEE OURSELF
14. How Romans 12:3 help us make we see ourself for the correct way?
14 Bible help us make we see ourself for the correct way. E talk say no be bad thing if we get some love for ourself. Jesus talk say: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” So we suppose to care for ourself, but we no go over do-am. (Matt. 19:19) Bible no teach us make we de feel say we dey important pass other people. Instead, see wetin e talk: “Make wuna no do anything because wuna de think about wunaself or allow trouble push wuna to do-am. But make wuna dey humble and de think say other people better pass wuna.”—Phil. 2:3; read Romans 12:3.
15. Why you feel say the advice for Bible about how we need to see ourself dey good?
15 Today, some people claim say they get sense, but for many of them the advice for Bible dey foolish. They go talk say if you de see other people say them better pass you, people go use-am against you and they go take you play. But wetin don be the result of this thing wey the world of Satan don make people believe? Wetin you don notice? People dey happy if them de think only about theirself? Their family dey happy? Them de get real friends? Their friendship with God dey tight? From the things wey you don see, which one de bring better result, na to follow the sense wey this world get or the sense for inside Bible?
16-17. Wetin go make us thank Jehovah, and why?
16 Imagine say two people miss road as them de travel. One of them come de ask the other one where the correct road dey. Na so people be when they decide to follow the advice of people wey the world de think say they get sense. Some people for time of Jesus claim say they get sense, so Jesus talk about them say: “Them de show people road but them dey blind. So, if blind person de show blind person road, the two of them go fall for inside pit.” (Matt. 15:14) True-true, the sense wey this world get dey foolish to God.
When servants of Jehovah use their life well for the service of Jehovah, them go dey happy (Check paragraph 17) *
17 The advice for Bible always get benefit. Person “fit use-am teach, show mistake, correct, and show person how e go live the kind life wey God want.” (2 Tim. 3:16, ftn.) We really thank Jehovah as e don use e organization protect us from the sense wey this world get! (Eph. 4:14) The things wey Jehovah don de teach us de give us the power wey we need to follow wetin Bible talk say be the right thing. Na really big blessing for us say na Bible de guide us and we fit trust the sense for inside!
SONG 54 “This Na the Road”
^ par. 5 This article go help us to dey sure more-more say na only Jehovah we go fit trust make e show us the correct way. Apart from that one, this article go make us see say person go get bad result if the person follow the sense wey this world get. But person go get better result if the person follow the sense for inside Bible.
^ par. 9 For example, check Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work, chapter 24, 25, and 26 for Volume 1, and chapter 4 and 5 for Volume 2.
^ par. 50 OTHER THINGS ABOUT THE PICTURE: We see some pictures of one Witness husband and wife for different-different situation from when them dey young till when they old. Around the end of 1960, the brother and sister de preach.
^ par. 52 OTHER THINGS ABOUT THE PICTURE: This one na after 1980 when the husband de care for the wife because the wife de sick; their daughter de look them.
^ par. 54 OTHER THINGS ABOUT THE PICTURE: Today, the husband and wife de glad as them de remember the fine-fine things wey they don do together for the service of Jehovah. Their daughter don grow now and e family de glad with them.