Bible Society of South Africa
Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 19

Paul spent a long time in Ephesus during his missionary journeys. There was a special relationship between him and the Ephesians. After the normal introductions, a Greek letter’s body would focus on thanksgiving – and Paul gave reasons for his gratitude.

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

BAEFESE 1

Mahlohonolo a moya a fumanwang ho Kreste

3Ho ke ho bokwe Modimo, Ntata Morena wa rona Jesu Kreste, ya re hlohonolofaditseng ka Kreste ka mahlohonolo wohle a moya, a tswang mahodimong. 4Modimo o ikgethetse rona ka Kreste lefatshe le eso thewe, hore re halalele, re hloke sekodi pela hae, re be le lerato. 5A rera e sa le pele hore, ka Jesu Kreste, re be bana ba hae, ho ya ka ho rata ha hae le ka ho kgahlwa ha hae, 6e le hore re rorise mohau o tlotlehang wa hae, oo a re hauhetseng ka wona, ka Mora wa hae ya ratwang. 7Ke ka yena, ka madi a hae, re lopolotsweng, ra tshwarelwa dibe, ka baka la boholo ba mohau wa hae. 8Modimo o re atiseditse mohau oo haholo, ka ho re fa bohlale le kutlwisiso yohle. 9O re tsebisitse sephiri sa thato ya hae, e leng morero o mo kgahlileng e sa le pele. 10Morero oo Modimo a tla o phatlalatsa, ha nako e beilweng e fihlile, ke wa ho kopanya tsohle tse mahodimong le lefatsheng tlasa Kreste.

11Ka yena re abetswe lefa. Ho ya ka morero wa ya sebetsang tsohle ka thato ya hae, re kgethilwe e sa le pele, 12e le hore ka rona, bao re bileng ba pele ho tshepa Kreste, ho tle ho bonahatswe tlotla ya Modimo. 13Ke ka Kreste le lona le utlwileng lentswe la nnete, molaetsa o molemo o le pholosang. Ke yena eo le bileng la dumela ho yena, la ba la tshwauwa ka letshwao la Moya o Halalelang, oo le neng le o tshepisitswe. 14Moya oo re o filwe e le ho tiisa hore re tla ja lefa, mme ke tshepiso ya ho lopollwa ha bao e leng leruo la Modimo, ho tle ho bonahatswe tlotla ya hae.

BAEFESE 1:3-14SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

Forgiveness in the Pauline Epistles – 1

The grace of God reaches back into eternity.  Before creation, God had already predestined salvation for a people – believers like you and me who would overcome all possible obstacles.  We have been set free from the slavery of sin and Christ paid with his blood to make us free people.  We do not deserve God’s grace, nor do we have a right to it; God reaches out to us with love and grace.

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