Refomasen De: 500 Yia Bihain! (31 Oktoba 1517 – 31 Oktoba 2017)
By Brata John Lanta
Dispela Refomasen De i kamapim sampela askim: “Yumi save gut long buk Baibel o nogat? Olgeta de yumi save ritim buk Baibel na tingting gut long ol tok insait long em? Yumi inap tokaut long bilip bilong yumi taim yumi harim sampela tok giaman?”
Yumi save tok olsem, Papua New Guinea em i wanpela Kristen kantri—na i gat olsem 90% bilong olgeta manmeri long PNG i kolim ol yet Kristen. Hamaspela bilong yumi inap luksave long ol giaman tok dispela ol giaman man i save autim? Sapos yumi laik bihainim na holim strong ol TOK TRU, na kisim laip i stap oltaim oltaim, yumi mas save gut tru long ol tok bilong God na holim strong trupela bilip bilong yumi!
Faiv handet yia i go pinis, Refomasen i bin kamap. Em dispela taim i kamapim pasin bilong go bek long tok tru i stap long buk Baibel. Martin Luther bin putim ples klia olsem ol sios long dispela taim, ol i no bihainim ol trupela tok bilong God. Planti ol tok giaman bin kamap i stap na paulim ol manmeri nogut tru. Olsem na, God i bin yusim Martin Luther long kamapim bikpela senis o reformasen long dispela taim. Long dispela as, long 31 Oktoba 2017, yumi bin tingim dispela bikpela de bilong Refomasen i bin kamap 500 yia i go pinis!
Tude, 500 yia bihain, bilip bilong ol Kristen mas sanap yet antap long Baibel tasol. Mi ting olsem, sapos yumi laik holim strong tok i tru, olgeta hetman na memba wantaim insait long sios, olgeta i mas save long tok i stap long Baibel. Wanpela bikpela wok Luther bin mekim, em i bin tanim tok bilong Baibel i go long tok bilong kantri Jemani (long yia 1534), olsem John Wycliffe (1382) na William Tyndale (1535) bin tanim Baibel long tok Inglis. Dispela tripela man i bin mekim dispela bikpela wok bikos ol i laik helpim olgeta manmeri long ritim tok bilong God long tok ples bilong ol yet. Yumi ken tok tenkyu long God long ol wok ol manmeri nau i mekim yet long tanim tok bilong God long kain kain tok ples long Papua New Guinea.
Ol dispela lain i givim bel bilong ol long tanim tok bilong God bilong wanem? Bikos ol i laik olgeta manmeri, na yumi tu, i mas ritim Baibel! Yumi yet mas ritim, wantaim ol famili bilong yumi, na sios bilong yumi tu. Planti gutpela tingting i stap long buk Baibel, na ol dispela gutpela tok bai helpim bilip bilong yumi i gro na helpim yumi sindaun gut na bihainim Krais moa na moa yet!
Sapos yumi laik bihainim na holim strong ol TOK TRU, na kisim laip i stap oltaim oltaim, yumi mas save gut tru long ol tok bilong God na holim strong trupela bilip bilong yumi!
Yumi ken lukim sampela gutpela samting i kamap long wok bilong Refomasen tu, o nogat? Yu ting wanem?
Yes! Dispela Refomasen bin skulim yumi long skelim gut na save long giaman tok!
Olsem na, dispela Refomasen i no liklik samting. Planti tausen lain bin lusim laip bilong ol bikos ol i sapotim dispela Refomasen. Ol aposel tu, dispela namba wan lain bilong autim TOK TRU, ol tu i bin lusim laip bilong ol! Ol i bin givim laip bilong ol long salim dispela TOK TRU i kam long yumi tu, long helpim yumi long skelim gut na save long ol giaman tok. Nau em i taim bilong kisim dispela TOK TRU—dispela em i as bilong dispela Refomasen!
Jisas bin tok, “Mi yet mi ROT, na mi as bilong TOK TRU, na mi as bilong LAIP. I no gat wanpela man inap i kam long Papa long narapela rot. Nogat. Long mi tasol” (Jon 14:6).
Olsem wanpela memba bilong wanpela sios i save bihainim olgeta tok bilong God, ol Reformed Sios long PNG, mi amamas tru olsem ol hetman i save autim tok bilong God tasol—ol TOK TRU Krais yet i bin autim. Na mi beten olsem yupela tu bai kisim gutpela kaikai long taim yu ritim Baibel na harim tok bilong God!