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    Na Bible thei in

    “Na thu ka khe ading in khawnvak ahi a, ka lampi ading in vakna ahi” (Sam 119:105).

    Tukha in Bible thu theihna tungtawn a diktatna a kilamthak ding i thupi a hih dungzui in Pathian thu theihna a poimoh dan i kikum ding uh. Tulai in khristiante lak ah Pathian thu theihna ah kiakniamna nasatak a om hi. America gam a survey a bawlna khat uah “Pathian in amau kipanpihte a panpih hi” (God helps those who help themselves) chih koi a kigelh hiam chih a dotna uah za lak a 82 te’n Bible a om ahi a chi uhi. Joan of Arc kua ahia chih a dotna uah za lak a 12 te’n Noah zi ahi a chi uhi. High School student-te lak ah Sodom leh Gomorrah toh kisai a dotna khat uah za lak a 50 te’n nupa (husband and wife) ahi a chi uh a kichi hi. Ei lak ah leng Bible sung thu kia hilou a laibu minte nasan koi a om ahia (OT or NT) chih leng theilou a kitamta. Mipi kikhopna khenkhat ah “Samuel khak nihna, ” chih hiam “Kumpipate thon khatna” chihte zak in a om zeuhzeuh mawk hi. Gospel hong lut kum 100 chinna lawm khin phet a hichi pah i hih leh maban ding ngaihtuah huai tak ahi.

    Nidang lai in Sap gam ah thu khatpeuh Bible sinsak dan bang hihiam chih mi tangpi’n theilou lua a hih man un England Kumpi in 1643 in Bible siam leh khalam a muanhuai mi 151 Westminster Abbey ah a na samkhawm hi. Tua siampu 151 te’n Bible thusinsakte nounel tak a kum nga sung a sui nung un Westminster Confession of Faith kichi a hon bawlkhia uhi. Hiai laibu tuh Bible thu theichian nuam kuapeuh adia sim ngeingei dia hoih ahi. Tulai a political, moral/ethical leh social toh kisai a thilpiang tuamtuamte Bible thutak pansan a sui detdet hun ahi. Bible mun khat sim a ut-teng kawksak a thugen a lauhhuai hi. Gindan diklou (Heresy) i chihte’n leng Bible tang mah pansan uh a hih man in Bible tang quote thukhat ahi a, Bible thu sinsak theihchet a kisam ahi.

    Saptuam: Saptuam kichi theihdan khat in i thei vek ua himahleh Bible gen bang in saptuam bang ahia chih a thei a kitawm hi.

    Khenkhatte’ theihdan in saptuam kichi pawlpi kip pen, member tampi nei ahi, chih ahi. Huai ziak in, leitung makai khenkhat in saptuam panpihna a kingah leh kivualzou, kilohching ding ahi chiin saptuam huhna a ngen sek uhi. Tulai ngial in social thil, club thil, politics thil, NGO vai, mimal leh vengsung social program teng leng biakin program bang dek phial sek hi. Mawl tak a ngaihtuah in thil kipahhuai leh Pathian limsak huai a bang hi. Himahleh a tup (intention) uh mu pailet thei leng Pathian adia kihdak huai a hih ding gintakhuai hi. Tuabang ngaihdan neite’n saptuam tuh ‘meikang phelhte’ bang a diang ding in a lam-en uhi. Bible in Saptuam toh kisai hichibang in a gen: “Khrist mou” (2Kor 11:12; Eph 5:31-32); “Pathian inkuan” (Eph. 2:19; 2Kor. 6:18; Gal 6:10); “Pathian Temple” (1Kor. 3:11, 16, 17; Eph. 2:19-22; 1Kor. 6:19) chiin. Europe saptuam tangthu i et leh Saptuam in Bible theikhial a kumpi (politics) a control hun a om a, a hoih hetkei a Saptuam in a sihloh dek man hi. A langkhat ah Kumpi (politics) in saptuam theikhial in a thuneih khum hun a om a politics in a thuakloh chih i mu hi. A tawp in Saptuam hong khanglou a Saptuam leh Politics (Church and state) gawmkhawm louh ding, Kaiser thil tuh Kaiser a ahi-a, Pathian thil tuh Pathian a ahi chih thutak a hon paipih ta hi. Kisukha hetlou ding chihna bel a hikei a tua hileh leitung apan paikhiak kul ding hi, himahleh a tuam a hih ziak un gawmkhawm louh ding chih thu ahi.

    Gender Equality: Pathian in mihingte numei leh pasal kibang a a honbawl ahi. Huai ziak in chitna a neih nakleh Numei leng ordain theih ahi chia social leh secular lungput pansan a thugen a hong tam hiaihiai hi. Teina leh kizendan keleu et in tuh pasal sang a hithei zaw numei om tham hi. Huai ziak in, numeite ordain louh ding, thu gen sak louh ding chih zaw numeite muhsitna ahi, chih ngaihdan nei a om uhi. Eite ading a dotna poimoh tuh Bible in bang a gen a chih ahi. Bible in tangtak a a gen khawng gen thakthak ngailou a zuih mai ding ahi. Nidang lai a reformer-te’ thusam “Bible keleu ginna leh gamtat a zuih tham omsun ahi” a na chih uh, tulai a leng i chih uh kisam ahi. Bible pomkip in i meivak makai! 