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1. XƆSE KPLE KPƆÐEŊU
a. Nukatae wòle vevie ŋutɔ be míanɔ agbe le ɖekawɔwɔ blibo me kple xɔse si me míeʋuna? 1 Korintotɔwo 4:9; 1 Yohanes 5:3; Yakobo 2:14.
“Migana ame aɖeke naflu eɖokui kple dzixɔse be yeate ŋu azu ame kɔkɔe evɔ èda le Mawu ƒe nudidiwo dometɔ ɖeka dzi o. Nuvɔ̃ si wonya la wɔwɔ nana Gbɔgbɔ la ƒe ɖaseɖiɖi ƒe gbe zia to eye wòɖea luʋɔ la ɖa tso Mawu gbɔ.”— The Great Controversy, axa 472.
“Ame ƒe agbe ŋuti ɖaseɖiɖi ɖea gbeƒã na xexeame nenye be ewɔa nuteƒe na xɔse si me wòʋuna la alo mewɔa nuteƒe o. Wò nuwɔna ɖea Mawu ƒe se dzi kpɔtɔna le xexeme xɔlɔ̃wo ƒe ŋuku me. Egblɔ na wo be: ‘Miate ŋu awɔ ɖe seawo dzi alo miate ŋu awɔ wo dzi o. Mexɔe se be Mawu ƒe se la, le mɔ aɖe nu la, bla amegbetɔwo; gake le nyateƒe me la, Aƒetɔ la meƒo nu tso eƒe sededewo dzi wɔwɔ pɛpɛpɛ ŋu tututu o, eye wometsɔa sesẽ srãa sedzidada aɖe kpɔna ɣeaɖewoɣi o.’
“Ame geɖe doa taflatse ɖe Sabat dzi dada ta to wò kpɔɖeŋua yɔyɔ me. Woʋlia nya be ne ame nyui alea gbegbe, si xɔe se be ŋkeke adreliae nye Sabat, ate ŋu awɔ xexemedɔwo le ŋkeke ma dzi esime wòdze abe nɔnɔmewo biae ene la, ke kakaɖedzitɔe la, woate ŋu awɔ nenema ke fɔbubu manɔmee. Luʋɔ geɖewo adze ŋgɔ wò le ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃a me, si ana wò ŋusẽkpɔɖeamedzi nanye taflatsedodo ɖe woƒe tomaɖomaɖo Mawu ƒe se dzi. Togbɔ be esia manye kukuɖeɖe ɖe woƒe nuvɔ̃ ta o hã la, agblɔe vɔvɔ̃tɔe ɖe mia ŋu.”— Testimonies for the Church, babla 4, axa 250.
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2. DZIƑO KPLE ANYIGBA HE ŊKU ƉII
a. Kpɔɖeŋu kae Yakobo na tsɔ ɖe alakpanuwɔwɔ si nye nuƒoƒo ƒuƒlu nuwɔna manɔmee ƒe kpɔɖeŋu? Yakobo 2:15–17 .
“Mawunya si me nuƒoƒo le wu si woate ŋu aɖe gbeƒãe le Se Ewoawo ƒe sea nue nye wo dzi wɔwɔ . Ele be woatsɔ toɖoɖo awɔ ame ŋutɔ ƒe dɔ. Dɔ sia wɔwɔ ɖekematsɔleme nye nuvɔ̃ si dze gaglãa. Mawu tsɔ mí de agbanɔamedziwo te menye be mía ŋutɔwo míakpɔ dziƒo ta ko o, ke boŋ be míase le mía ɖokui me be enye agbanɔamedzi si bla mí be míafia mɔ ame bubuwo eye to míaƒe belélename kple lɔlɔ̃ si metsɔ ɖeke le eme o me la, míakplɔ amesiwo va le míaƒe ŋusẽkpɔɖeamedzi ƒe nuto me la ayi Kristo gbɔ. Gɔmeɖose ƒe anyimanɔmanɔ ɖeka kolia si ɖe dzesi le ame geɖe siwo be yewonye Kristotɔwo ƒe agbenɔnɔ ŋu la dzi ŋɔ ŋutɔ. Woƒe tomatsɔmatsɔ Mawu ƒe sea ɖea dzi le amesiwo dea dzesi eƒe nya kɔkɔewo dzi eye wòdina be yewoatrɔ amesiwo axɔe ne menye nenema o la ɖa le nyateƒea ŋu.”— Testimonies for the Church, babla 4, axa 58. [Agbalẽŋlɔla ƒe gbeteteɖedzi.]
b. Nuka tututue Kristo dzixɔxɔse vavãtɔ fia? Yakobo 2:18; Mateo 6:24.
“Mawu ƒo nu, eye wòfia be amegbetɔ naɖo to. Mebiaa nya nenye be esɔ nɛ be wòawɔe o. Agbe kple ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe Aƒetɔ la mebia eƒe dzidzeme alo dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ esime Wòdzo le Eƒe sedede gã ƒe nɔƒea be yeazu nuxaxa ƒe ame eye wònya nuxaxa, eye wòxɔ ŋukpe kple ku be yeaɖe amegbetɔ tso eƒe tomaɖomaɖo me tsonuwo me o. Yesu ku, menye be yeaɖe ame le eƒe nu vɔ̃wo me o, ke boŋ tso eƒe nu vɔ̃wo me. Ele be amegbetɔ nagblẽ eƒe mɔwo ƒe vodada ɖi, asrɔ̃ Kristo ƒe kpɔɖeŋu, atsɔ eƒe atitsoga adze eyome, agbe nu le eɖokui gbɔ, eye wòaɖo to Mawu aleke kee wòɖale o. . . .
“Ne Mawu subɔla vavãwoe míenye la, mele be nyabiase aɖeke nanɔ míaƒe susu me be míawɔ ɖe Eƒe sededewo dzi loo alo míabia mía ŋutɔwo ƒe ŋutilãmenuhiahiãwo o. Ne nyateƒea dzixɔselawo melé woƒe xɔse ɖe te le ŋkeke siawo siwo me ŋutifafa le ne wotsɔe sɔ kple wo nɔewo me o la, nukae alé wo ɖe te ne dodokpɔ gã la va eye sededea do ɖe amesiwo katã masubɔ lã wɔadã la ƒe legba eye woaxɔ eƒe dzesi le woƒe ŋgonu alo le woƒe asiwo mea? Ɣeyiɣi vevi sia mele adzɔge boo o. Le esi teƒe be Mawu ƒe amewo nagbɔdzɔ ahaɖoe kplikpaa la, ele be woaƒo ŋusẽ kple dzideƒo nu ƒu hena xaxaɣi.”—Ibid., axa 250, 251. [Agbalẽŋlɔla ƒe gbetete ɖe edzi]
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3. NUSƆSRƆ̃ TSO ABRAHAM GBƆ
a. Gbɔgbɔme nɔnɔme wɔnublanui ka ŋue woxlɔ̃ nu mí le vevie? Yakobo 2:19 .
“Ame geɖe lɔ̃ ɖe edzi be Yesu Kristoe nye xexeame ƒe Ðela, gake le ɣeyiɣi ma ke me la, woɖea wo ɖokui ɖa tso Eyama gbɔ, eye wodoa kpo dzimetɔtrɔ tso woƒe nuvɔ̃wo me, wodo kpo Yesu xɔxɔ be enye yewo ŋutɔ yewoƒe Ðela. Woƒe xɔse nye susu kple ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ ƒe lɔlɔ̃ ɖe nyateƒea dzi ko; ke wometsɔa nyateƒe la vaa dzi me o, bena wòakɔ luʋɔ la ŋu, eye wòatrɔ ame ƒe nɔnɔme o.”— Selected Messages, bk. 1, axa 389, axa 390.
“Àte ŋu axɔ nyateƒe la katã dzi ase; ke hã ne womewɔ eƒe gɔmeɖosewo dzi le miaƒe agbe me o la, miaƒe dɔwɔɖuia maɖe mi o. Satana xɔe se eye wòʋuʋuna. Ewɔa dɔ. Enya be yeƒe ɣeyiɣi le kpuie, eye yeɖi va le ŋusẽ gã aɖe me be yeawɔ yeƒe dɔ vɔ̃ɖiwo le yeƒe xɔse nu. Gake ame siwo gblɔna be Mawu ƒe amewoe yewonye la metsɔa woƒe dɔwɔwɔwo doa alɔ woƒe xɔse o. Woxɔ ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe dzi se, evɔ woléa xexe sia ƒe nunɔamesiwo me ɖe asi vevie abe ɖe xexeame anɔ te ƒe akpe ɖeka abe alesi wòle fifia ene.”— Testimonies for the Church, babla 2, axa 161.
b. Aleke Abraham ƒe kpɔɖeŋua ate ŋu aʋã mí? Romatɔwo 4:1–3; Yakobo 2:20–22 .
“Abraham xɔ Mawu dzi se. Aleke míewɔ nya be exɔe se? Eƒe dɔwɔwɔwo ɖi ɖase le eƒe xɔse ƒe nɔnɔme ŋu, eye wobu eƒe xɔse be enye dzɔdzɔenyenye nɛ.
“Míehiã Abraham ƒe xɔse le míaƒe ŋkekea me, be wòana viviti si ƒo ƒu ɖe mía ŋu la naklẽ, atsi Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃ ƒe ɣe ƒe keklẽ vivia nu, eye wòana gbɔgbɔmetsitsi naɖiɖi. . . . Dɔ ɖesiaɖe si wowɔ, vɔsa ɖesiaɖe si wowɔ le Yesu ƒe ŋkɔ me la hea teƒeɖoɖo gã si gbɔ eme vɛ. Le dɔ si Mawu wɔna ŋutɔŋutɔ me la, eƒoa nu eye wònaa Eƒe yayra.”— The SDA Bible Commentary [EG White Comments], babla 7, axa 936.
“Wotsoa amewo dzɔdzɔe to xɔse me, gake wodrɔ̃a ʋɔnu wo heɖoa eteƒe na wo le woƒe dɔwɔwɔwo nu.”— The Signs of the Times, November 20, 1884.
“Kristo ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye nye nuwɔna dzɔdzɔewo kple dɔ nyui wɔwɔ tso susu dzadzɛ siwo me ɖokuitɔmadimadi mele o me.”— Testimonies for the Church, babla 1, axa 100. 3, axa 10 lia. 528. Ƒe 528.
“Mawu ƒe sededewo dzi wɔwɔ bia tso mía si be míawɔ dɔ nyuiwo, míagbe nu le mía ɖokui gbɔ, míatsɔ mía ɖokui asa vɔe, eye míatsɔ mía ɖokui ana ɖe ame bubuwo ƒe nyonyo ta, menye be míaƒe dɔ nyui wɔwɔ ɖeɖe dzaa ate ŋu axɔ na mí o, ke boŋ be kakaɖedzitɔe la, míate ŋu akpɔ ɖeɖe ne míewɔ dɔ nyuiwo o. Ne míewɔ nusiwo katã míate ŋu awɔ vɔ la, ekema ele be míagblɔ be: Míewɔ nu geɖe wu míaƒe dɔdeasi o, eye ne enyo wu la, míenye subɔla siwo meɖea vi aɖeke o, siwo medze na amenuveve suetɔ kekeake tso Mawu gbɔ o. Ele be Kristo nanye míaƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye kple míaƒe dzidzɔfiakuku.”—Ibid., axa 526.
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4. DZIDEƑO NYAWO
a. Ðe alesi wòle be Abraham ƒe agbenɔnɔ ƒe kpɔɖeŋu nadze le mía ŋutɔwo ƒe agbenɔnɔ me abe Kristo dzixɔsetɔwo ene me. Mose I, 26:5; Yakobo 2:23, 24 .
“Dɔ nyuiwo nye xɔse ƒe kutsetsewo. Esi Mawu le dɔ wɔm le dzi me, eye amegbetɔ tsɔ eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu de asi na Mawu, eye wòwɔ nu aduadu kple Mawu la, ewɔa dɔ le agbe me le nusi me Mawu wɔa dɔ le to Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la me, eye ɖekawɔwɔ le dzi ƒe taɖodzinu kple eƒe nuwɔna dome agbe. Ele be woaɖe asi le nuvɔ̃ ɖesiaɖe ŋu abe fuléle si klã agbe kple ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe Aƒetɔ la ɖe ati ŋu ene, eye ele be xɔsetɔ la nakpɔ nuteƒekpɔkpɔ si yia ŋgɔ to Kristo ƒe dɔwɔwɔwo wɔwɔ atraɖii me. To lɔlɔ̃nu faa tsɔtsɔ na atraɖii me, to toɖoɖo atraɖii me ye woléa dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe yayra ɖe te.
“Ele be dzi nanɔ ame siwo wobu dzɔdzɔe to xɔse me, be woalé Aƒetɔ la ƒe mɔ la me ɖe asi. Enye kpeɖodzi be womebua ame dzɔdzɔe to xɔse me ne eƒe dɔwɔwɔwo mesɔ kple eƒe dɔyɔyɔ o. Yakobo gblɔ be, ‘Èkpɔ ale si xɔse wɔ dɔ kple eƒe dɔwɔwɔwo, eye to dɔwɔwɔwo me na eƒe xɔse de bliboa?’ (Yakobo 2:22).
“Xɔse si mehea dɔ nyuiwo vɛ o la mebua luʋɔ dzɔdzɔe o.”— Selected Messages, bk. 1, axa 397.
b. Nukatae woate ŋu ade dzi ƒo na amesiwo katã ɖia ɖase na trɔ̃subɔlawo egbea le alesi woyɔ Raxab, gbolo la, be eyae Mawu bu dzɔdzɔenyenye me? Yakobo 2:25; Hebritɔwo 11:31 .
“Le Yerixo vɔ̃ɖi la, trɔ̃subɔla aɖe ƒe ɖaseɖiɖie nye be, ‘Yehowa, wò Mawu, Eyae nye Mawu le dziƒo kple anyigba le ete. Yosua 2:11 . Yehowa ŋuti sidzedze si va egbɔ alea, ɖo kpe eƒe ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ dzi. . . . Eye eƒe dzimetɔtrɔ menye Mawu ƒe nublanuikpɔkpɔ ɖe trɔ̃subɔla siwo lɔ̃ ɖe Eƒe ŋusẽ si tso Mawu gbɔ dzi la ƒe nya si ɖe eɖokui ɖe aga o.”— Prophets and Kings, axa 369.
“Amesiwo katã trɔ tso trɔ̃subɔsubɔ me yi Mawu vavã la subɔsubɔ me abe Kanaantɔ Raxab kple Moab-nyɔnu Rut ene la, nawɔ ɖeka kple Eƒe dukɔ tiatia la.”— Christ’s Object Lessons, axa 290.
“Wole dɔ gã aɖe wɔm le míaƒe duwo me, eye agbleawo katã tsi na nuŋeɣi. Woayɔ míaƒe susu le go sia go me, elabena luʋɔ siwo trɔ dzime le Kristotɔwo kple trɔ̃subɔlawo siaa ƒe anyigbawo dzi akɔ woƒe gbe dzi abia kpekpeɖeŋu. Mele be ameɖokui kɔkɔ ƒe akpa ɖeka pɛ hã nanɔ anyi o; wò dedienɔnɔ ɖeka koliae nye be nàɖo ŋu ɖe Mawu ŋu.”— The General Conference Bulletin, April 1, 1895.
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5. DZIÐUÐU ƑE SAFLƐWO
a. Ðe alesi míate ŋu akpɔ aʋadziɖuɖu le Kristo me la me. Yakobo 2:26; 2 Petro 1:3, 4 .
“Ele vevie be nàxɔ Yesu dzi ase, eye nàxɔe ase be yekpɔ ɖeɖe to Eyama dzi; gake afɔku le nɔnɔme si ame geɖe xɔna ne wogblɔna be, ‘Woɖem’ la me. Ame geɖe gblɔ be: ‘Ele be nàwɔ dɔ nyuiwo, eye ànɔ agbe’; gake ne menye Kristo o la, ame aɖeke mate ŋu awɔ dɔ nyuiwo o. Ame geɖe gblɔna le egbeŋkekea me be, ‘Xɔe se, xɔe se ko, eye nànɔ agbe.’ Xɔse kple dɔwɔwɔwo zɔna ɖekae, xɔse kple nuwɔwɔ tsakana. Aƒetɔ la mebia tso luʋɔ la si fifia o, wu alesi wòbia tso Adam si le Paradiso me hafi wòdze anyi—toɖoɖo blibo, dzɔdzɔenyenye si ŋu ɖiƒoƒo aɖeke mele o. Nudidi si Mawu bia le amenuveve ƒe nubabla te la keke ta abe nudidi si Wòwɔ le Paradiso me ene—ewɔ ɖeka kple Eƒe se, si le kɔkɔe, eye wòle dzɔdzɔe, eye wònyo. . . . Ame aɖeke megatsɔ alakpanuwɔwɔ si doa dzidzɔ na dzɔdzɔmedzi ale gbegbe, be Mawu axɔ anukwareɖiɖi, eɖanye nuka kee xɔsea nye o, aleke kee agbea mede blibo o. Mawu bia tso Ye vi si be wòaɖo to bliboe.
“Be míawɔ ɖe se la ƒe nudidiwo dzi la, ele be míaƒe xɔse nase Kristo ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye gɔme, eye míaxɔe abe míaƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye ene. To ɖekawɔwɔ kple Kristo me, to eƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye dzi xɔxɔ to xɔse me la, míate ŋu adze awɔ Mawu ƒe dɔwɔwɔwo, be míanye hadɔwɔlawo kple Kristo. Ne èlɔ̃ be yeadzo kple vɔ̃ɖinyenye ƒe ƒutsotsoewo, eye mèwɔ nu aduadu kple dziƒo dɔwɔƒewo le mɔxexe ɖe sedzidada nu le wò ƒomea me, kple le hamea me o, be woatsɔ dzɔdzɔenyenye mavɔ vɛ la, xɔse mele asiwò o. Xɔse wɔa dɔ to lɔlɔ̃ me eye wòkɔa luʋɔ ŋu. To xɔse me la, Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la wɔa dɔ le dzi me be yeawɔ kɔkɔenyenye ɖe eme; gake womate ŋu awɔ esia o negbe ɖe amegbetɔ ƒe dɔwɔla la awɔ dɔ kple Kristo hafi. . . . Be Kristo ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye nasu mía si la, ehiã be míatrɔ mí gbesiagbe to Gbɔgbɔ la ƒe ŋusẽkpɔɖeamedzi me, míanye Mawu ƒe dzɔdzɔme ƒe gomekpɔlawo.”— Selected Messages, bk. 1, axa 373, 374.
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AME ÐOKUI ƑE NYABIASEWO
1. Le gbɔgblɔ be melé Mawu ƒe se me ɖe asi me la, nukae wòle be made dzesii le nye ŋusẽkpɔɖeamedzi ŋu?
2. Nukae Dziƒo bia tso Kristotɔ xɔsetɔwo si?
3. Nukatae woyɔa Abraham zi geɖe be nuteƒewɔlawo fofo?
4. Le nye ame nyanyɛwo dome la, amekae ate ŋu ava zu Raxab si trɔ dzime?
5. Aleke wòle be Kristotɔwo ƒe aʋadziɖuɖu ƒe nuteƒekpɔkpɔ nasu asinye?