Zogam Stumbling Block

Zogam Khanmaw Bawh

Zogam Stumbling Block

Khai Minthang

Ka naupan deu lai in Pasian thugente'n, "Kristian te pen Pasian in leiung thupha pie ahizieh in a hausa lou thei sih uhi" ana chi ua, khenkhat kia in ahileh "Kristian te pen a neisa uh hawmsawn zing uh ahizieh in a zawng gige uhi" achi kia leuleu uhi. Ka khuo ua Pu Kapmeng bangin Singngat a dawr (store) bawlpa khat kungah, "Nou vangam tung lou diing nahi uhi. Pasian in mihausate vangam atun sangun sangawngsau phinzam bilvang a alut abailam zaw diing hi' Laisiengthou in achi hi" ana chi tazen hi. Ama panna zong thudih kimkhat hithou, chi ou!

Alelang khat ah lah, "Nou bang diinga hichi zawn talawm lawm nahi ua, bawlkhiel khat nei a Pasian in ang taisan hiva.... Pasian a diing maitam khat bawl unlen na mawna uh suut ulechin Pasian in hing guolzawl nuom ahi... na zawn danpi uh sapsietna tang hi ulehchin kilawm" chi'n deisah kinei deudan in khatteng in agen thei zel uhi. Tami zong thudih kimkhat hithou!

Adiehin Pasian nasemte khu ang hausat sim uleh "nei leh lam hau seng uh, Pasian iitlou leh mi hepisiem lou, mi panpi nuomlou, ki-liensah, mi panpi nuom sih, etc" chi'n Pasian theiloute sanga et-ngiem zaw in aum uhi. Pasian nasemte ang zawn seng ulelah "Pasian deilou dan asem ua, khuchi khachi ahi ua...... Pasian in a gawtna ahi. Pasian na asep vangin vangam tung sih va" chidan aum zel hi. Khenkhat taleuleu in lah "Nou ka sawm-a-khat nete, bang diinga hing ngaisah lou, bang diinga thumang lou, etc." chi'n i kineisah mama uhi. Tami zong thudih kimkhat, sawm-a-khat Pasian peloute a diingin! chi ou! Tambang gente'n kumpi nasemte kungah zong "Nou ka khasana (tax) nete, bang diinga panpina khat ka nget leh aahluital, puondum, cha thakna bah (singpi (tea) dawnna diing), a percent, etc. pieh ngai sese nalai, bang diinga hing ngaisah lou, bang diinga thu manglou, etc.?" chite gen uleh kilawm mama napi tuabang gen diing aum zel sih hi. Tambang mite khu kumpi nasemte mai-et siem pen a pang nalai hileh kilawm.

A kumpi nasemte zong lah a sepna mun ua hausate tawh ki-gulluh in semloupi sem, bawl loupi bawl chi'n hausapa'n asuoi akaisah zel a, a hasum themkhat teng a hawm zel a, hausapa lah lungkim, ama lah lungkim himai. Pasian a lungkim diing vang gintathuoi sam tuon sih, izaw! Kumpi nasempa bang pawlpi makaite hi nalai in hunbit a pawlpi nasemte dihtat diingin a gumnaw a, ang dihtat zou deu lou chiengun bang a thangpai pen in apang nalai uhi. Tuabang mite biehinn kai taima mama in a sepnamun (posting) hilou in khopi sunga biehinnte ah a kaitampen a pang zaih nalai avele! "Zawng in ama kheng mulou a mi kheng a kou" chite tawh ki-eeh bah zel chi ou.

Pasian nasem sunsunte'n lah halaw mutheina diing maimai a sem chidan tampen diing. Pastor a biel a umlou bangza um? Pastor biel khat a khuo bangza um? Hakhat in bangza vei apha zou ei? Kum khat in la? Pawlpi office a nasemte zong na maimai tuonlou. Singtaang biel apat office a thupoimaw leh thukin ngaisut diing a hing peite'n office staff-te muzoulou! Staff-te a pawtkhiet chieng ua lah amau thaheng (in-charge) diing gina umlou, ama office a koima umlou hitop! Office staff-te gitnat lou zieh a khopi sunga gieh pawl um, zintunna diing mulou a office staff-te tawh kimulou a kile pawl um veve. A gieh sunsunte nitha lah koima'n piehsah lou.

Asem tahtahte lah pawlpi mi guuh siem, gingloute lah a semlou in gingtu hisate lah a sem in pawlpi mi atam theina diing ahi pouleh pawlpi danga gin-umte (faithfuls) vasol bawl in ama pawlpi a kailut. Tam pen i mission thupipen uh akhu. A chethei deu (themkhat a Ch K deute) in lah a pawlpi min suonga panpina ngen kawi kawi, mite'n gammiel avei seng zieh ua a neeh diing tang ang piehkhawm vevawte uh amau private bank account ah khumlut chet. Thunua thuma bangma umlou! Pasian in thei thouthou chi ou.

Laisiengthou zilte zong maimai lou, ang tam zil deudeu uleh lamkaipen/lutangpen diing hing ut, vision mu kinei in pawlpi tha hing keu zel. Pawlpi tha ang keu tawp lou lezong khopite a imi-isa kituohtah a khosate lah a mission hing pan in imi-isate thangmai loupa vasuo giap. Adang bang um nalai???

Sodom leh Gomorah hal diinga thukimna kilahna bang atai? Migin-um (faithful) mi 50 umlou, 45 umlou, 30 umlou, 20 umlou, 10 na-ngawn um nawnlou ahizieh a kihal akhu! Migin-um 10 na um maimai lezong Pasian in Sodom leh Gomorah hal lou diing dan ahi hi. Zogam kihal nailou zieh khu migin-um atam seng zieh ahi diing sangin sipdim khat (tulai ham hileh nill save) te zieh ade aw chi bang ngaidan ang pie hi.

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Conditional and Unconditional Blessings

Ziehnei leh Ziehneilou Guolzawlna

(Conditional and Unconditional Blessings)

Khai Minthang

Thupatna:Pasian thu i pom zieh (Kristian i suoh zieh) a ki hausa pai diing ahilou ma bangin Pasian thu sangloute zong zawng teitei diing china aum tuon sih hi. Aleh koite hausa a, koite zawng diing hita? Pasian in ei a diing guotsa (predestination) anei diei? Mihingte hanchiemna tawh i tunna (destiny) a ki hengzou diei? Meidiil a tung diing kimlai vangam ah itung zou diei? Satan nauzui kimlai Pasian ta isuoh thei diei? Pasian ta kimlai Lucifar bangin Pasian innsung apat paikhiet in ium thei diei?

Keima ngaisutna ah, Pasian in mihingte khu ziehnei guolzawlna (conditional blessing) leh ziehneilou guolzawlna (unconditional blessing) ang pie hi. Conditional blessing (Ziehnei guolzawlna or leitung thupha) khu eima hanchiemna tawh ngathei diing ahia, unconditional blessing (ziehneilou guolzawlna or vantung thupha) khu eima hanchiemna zieh hilou a Pasian in ang iit sengseng zieh a ang piehte hi diing in ka ngaisut hi.

Tam anuoi a teng enkhawm mawng mawng vai in ziehneilou guolzawlna leh ziehnei guolzawlnate khenkhiet sawm vai:
Hundamna-le-mawpaina, Shina-le-hinna, Tahsa-le-hagau, Damtheina, Hui-le-tui, Nisa, Hataang leh Aahsi, Guotui, Meilum, Daitui, Sing-le-suong, Zu-le-va, Sa-le-nga, Inn-le-lou, Laibu-Laikung, Puonsil-niihten, Annneh-tuidawn, Nei-le-lam, etc. Amasa lang deu teng ahileh Pasian in eima hanchiemna pang vawtlou a ang guolzawlna ahia, a tawpna lang deuteng ahileh Pasian muong kawm a eima hanchiemna leh eima dihtatna tawh kineitheite ahi hi. Amasa langte ahileh Unconditional blessing ahia, a nukhia langte ahileh conditional blessing ahi uhi.

Unconditional Blessings: Pasian in ang iit sengseng zieh in leitung mite tan diingin a tapa tangkhat ang sawl hi. (Jn.3:16) Tam pen nang-le-kei siemna zieh, hausatna zieh, pilna zieh, zatathuoi zieh, etc. hilou in Pasian ang iit seng zieh liulieu ahi hi. Sum ahiei, pilna-siemna a lei diing hitaleh leitung mi koima alei zou diing aum sih hi. Hilezong, Pasian in eizieh a atapa tangkhat ang sawl hilou in Ama iitna zieh a ang sawl ahiziehin unconditional blessing ahi hi. Tualeh, aman neileh leitung mite'n ileizou vetlou diing uh Pasian silthawnpiehte a lamdang hi. Nitaah khat maimai a zong innsunga electrict meivah itan chienga sum tampipi nabei man, thaumei itan chienga litre khat nitaah khat a bei thei hia Pasian in nitaang leh hataang man hing la tazen leh bangza aman diei? Nitaang maimai hilou in infrared leh ultraviolet ray hi nalai. A thaneina leh a vaahna (infrared leh ultraviolet) hi nalai. Lei diing hitalei bangza aman de aw? Guotuite leh meilumte lei diing hitalei bangza man di? Chidamna a kilei thei ei? Shi theilouna a kileithei ei? Tamte pen leitheilou leh aman diing tuot/hisap theilou guolzawlnate ahi hi. Unconditional blessing ichite khu mannei theilou leh mizousie a kibang a kipete ahi hi. Leitung i teenna leh umna dungzui in hui-le-guo, sing-le-suong, etc. te Pasian in ang pe zing hi. "Nang/kei a diingin Pasian in tui ana siem sih hi ahiei hui ana bawl sih hi" kichi thei sam lou hi. Tam guolzawlnate pen mi zousie a diinga siem ahi hi. Hundamna (Salvation) zong mi zousie a diinga siem ahi hi. Hundamna khu unconditional blessing (silthawnpieh) ahi vangin isan sih leh ei a hithei tuonlou ahi hi.

Conditional Blessings: Conditional blessing te khu unconditional blessing te bangin mi zousie pieh ahina a, hilezong a tangtute in zong mawpuohna anei veve hi. Laisiengthou enlei Pasian in Israel-te a guolzawl diing chiengin Israel-te'n bawl diing thupieh khatteng aneisah sese hi. Deu. 28:1ff simsuh mawng mawng vawi! Mat. 5: 1-12 a Jesu'n muoltunga a thugenna zong simsuh vai. "Tambang nabawl uleh tambang in kang guolzawl diinga, tambang a na bawl uleh (or na bawl sih uleh) tambang in kang gawt diing hi" chidan atam mama hi. English kammal a "IF" kichi pen conditional ahia, Zou Kammal ah zong "A/Na hichi leh" chi pen ziehnei genna kammal ahi hi. IF aum chihchih chiengin condition aum zing mabang in A/NA HICHI LEH ichi chihchih chiengin a thu um diingdan ihilchien zel uhi. Isak in a tapa Esau kungah "And make me savory meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die" ana chi hi. (Gen. 27:4) Isak in Esau a guolzawlna diingin abawlthei tantan abawlsah masa hi. Laisiengthou sungah tambang dan atam mama hi. Bangzieh a Kristiante thasie ahiei? A ki hagau misah penpente a thase penpente hileh kilawm a'ih bang!!!

Kristian Loute Hausa veve uh: Conditional blessing-te khu Kristian hina tawh kisai talawlou Pasian in mizousie a diinga abawl leh a laahdan/lawdan siemsiem in atan diinga Pasian in abawl dan in ka ngaisut hi. Bang diinga Kristian hilou napi mi tampi a hausa mama uh ahiei? A dawnna itheina khu, izaw? "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” (Eph. 6:1-3) in chinapi eipawl in eima a diinga hoi diing leh leitung a zong damsawt diing utloute dandan in i nu-la-pate thumanglou leh zatat nuom lou in ium uhi. Tam "Nu-le-pa zatatna" pen Laisiengthou sunga thupieh chiemnei tawitu (promise bearer) a kichi a, a thuchiem/kamchiem khu "Nanga diingin hoi van, lei ah zong damsawt va teh" chi ahi hi.

Etsahna khat enkia vai: Laisiengthou sunga "Golden Rule" kichi khu Mat. 7:12 ah aum hi. "Tuaziehin mi'n na tunga a bawl diing nadei zousie mi tungah na bawl diing ahi: Tam pen Dan leh zawlneite ahi hi." (Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.") achi hi. Tam pen spiritual life hilou in moral life hizaw ahia, tambang thupha nga nang in Kristian suoh sese lou in sakho dang zui tampite'n aga ana kilaw uhi. Eipawl i Laisiengthou in agen hinapi aga loulou in ium talawm uhi. Thupha gen lechin nang tungah zong thupha hing kigen diing, thusie gen lechin nang tungah zong thusie hing ki gen diing, mi tungah sil hoi sem lechin nang tungah zong silhoi hing kisem diing, mi khotuo lechin nang zong hing kikho tuo diing, mi tungah dihtat lechin nang tunga zong mi dihtat diing, mi deisah lechin nang zong mite'n ang deisah diing, etc. china himai ahi. Ei mi tunga hoi mamalou napi'n mite ei tunga hoi chitah a hing hoi diinga lem-en mawh valong!!! Muoltung thugennate i tahlat a kisam ei? Theisa chi mai vai!

Ginna Tawh Kalsuonna: Conditional blessing te pen sawm-a-khat thum a, kuo-a-sawm sepkhiet/hindan a kilahsah diing ahia, unconditional blessing te khu sawm-a-sawm ginna tawh ithum diing uh ahi hi. Gingtu tampite'n sil zousie ginna tawh thum poulei vantung apat Pasian in ang khietsuh mai diing hiva ichi ua, adih sih hi. Thumhatte ka demna vang ahi mawng-mawng sih a, semlou zen a thum-thumte ka mudan ka genna ahizaw hi. Thumlou diing ka china hi zenzen lou, thum diing pawl umsah diing, sep diing pawl umsah diing kachina ahi hi. Nitaah ann lungthu tunga kisuong litlet nou koita in a thumna tawh a minsah zou ei? Alelang ah, Laisiengthou a mikhat a shi diing kimlai a thumna in kum 15 a damsah be zou hi. Koi atai? Ei bawlthei tantan bawl diingin Pasian in ang dei a, ei bawlthei loute Ama'n ang bawlpieh diing ahi chi ginna nei kawm a thum diing china ahi hi. Bangma bawl mawngmawng lou a vai zousie Pasian aapsuh hiau mawh in, lupna tung ah kilup zieuzuou lei ivai zousie aban ban in ang lamzang tou nadiei le? Pasian kunga ngetthei hitana chiman a, "Mangpa puri hing leipieh o" vachi diing hituon lou ahi. Tuasangin, "Mangpa sumu-sumpa kamu zouna diingin damtheina hing pie inlen, ka nasepna ah lawchinna hing guon in" chilei "puri" ine baizaw diing uhi.

I Pientha dan uh Etphat Huoi: Piengtha ta ing chi napi Jesu thugente (moral teachings) sanglou honpikhat Zogam ah ium ua, dahuoi chilou gen diing kathei sih hi. Piengtha thasie tampi um, mi panpina a ki-nga, ama ngaidan a ginna a ki-nga a ngeingui ve. Pasian in tua khutkim-kengkim zen napi nasem peilou khat annneh-tuidawn, sum-le-pai a panpi diingin a gingtute asawl sam de aw chi bang ngaidan um veve sam. School exam laitah a ki hagau misah phuat in biehinn kaikai, lazilna tenga tel kawikawi, a result ang suoh chienga a fail leh Pasian deidan chi zaih! Khatteng bang in Pasian ngaw zaih nalai! Nupi khatteng bang in ama innsung buoipi manlou zen a a innsah-innhangte avei a vei pawl um nalai. Papi khatteng bang a innkuonte neeh diing donlou a Pasian thu gen a vah nuom nalai. Pasian thu genlou diing, innsah-innhang vei lou diing kachina hilou in eima tahsa leh hagau hinkhuo (physical and spiritual well being) etphat ngai masa kachina hizaw ei. Eima bangma zong hilou pia i kipat leh i veite'n ang levei zawt khah diing zauhuoi zaw. "The greatest sermons were not preached, but they were lived out" a kichi khu.

Zogam a Pasian thu Sandan: Zogam a i Pasian thu sandan etphat huoi in kamu hi. Conversion (Kristian suohna or pienthana) i pi bawl ua, hagau hinkhuo leh sie-le-pha theina a hindan kilawm (spiritual and moral life) i ngaisah sih ua, conditional blessing-te tangtah diing ivang mama uhi. Zogam a Pasian thu kiha gen pen pienthana ahia, nuazuina khu a ki-gen tawmpente lah a khat hi diingin ka gingta hi. Tammi thupi ang kilebul masang sie Zogam ah pientha te'n AK 47 atawi diing ua, mi piengtha khamthei leh nu-le-pa thangtat adim diinga, mi piengthate'n No. 4 azua diing ua, mi piengthate'n a sepna a semlou in law kihawmna phung ah angah diing ua, mi piengthate'n sawm-a-khat te a thelthang sah diing ua, mi piengthate'n ham-le-pau in pawlpi aphut zungzung diing ua, mi piengthate'n nau pawl kou pawl, nou be kou be achi diing ua, mi piengthate'n "Vanmang naubang a kaana Kalvari ah piendang tuomsih uh" achi diing ua hilezong Tuibuong leh New Lamka a pien dang diinga, Ham leh pau ah a piendang diinga, be leh phung ah a pien dang diing a, nampi leh nammeng ah a pien dang diing a, ........ a pien dang diing hi. Kalvari a siltung pen Zogam ah tung nailou hileh kilawm. Jesu Kalvari a ashina leh a thawkiana thu khu i hinkhuo uah kivaw nailou hituoh!!! Bangchih chiengin ang tung in i hinkhuo uah ang kivaw diei mah maw?????????????

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Birthday Message, April 12, 2008

Happy Easter to all readers of this blog and happy birthday to me. Today, April 12, is my birthday. So, I have been thingking to "count your (my) blessings and name them one by one" and write here, but before that, I have decided to put my favorite scripture portion which is my priority for 2009. My "count your (my) blessings and name them one by one" article is on the way. Please, check out.

I want to be the change I want to see. Biblically speaking, there are two types of blessings - unconditional and conditional blessings. Your salvation (Spiritual blessing) is unconditional blessings and your earthly (Physical blessings) are your conditional blessings. Please read Deutoronomy 28 with me today. I want both. Am I so greedy? To get both the conditional and unconditional blessings is not greed according to the Bible. Which one do you want? Do you want both? Or, just one? Or, don't want'em? Do you deserve what you want?

The Psalms 37

The Insecurity of the Wicked

A Psalm of David.

1
Fret not thyself because of evildoers,

neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

2
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,

and wither as the green herb.

3
Trust in the LORD, and do good;

so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

4
Delight thyself also in the LORD;

and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

5
Commit thy way unto the LORD;

trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

6
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,

and thy judgment as the noonday.

7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him:

fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:

fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

9
For evildoers shall be cut off:

but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

10
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:

yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

11
But the meek shall inherit the earth; Mt. 5.5

and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12
The wicked plotteth against the just,

and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13
The Lord shall laugh at him:

for he seeth that his day is coming.

14
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

to cast down the poor and needy,
and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

15
Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

and their bows shall be broken.

16
A little that a righteous man hath

is better than the riches of many wicked.

17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:

but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

18
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright:

and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:

and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20
But the wicked shall perish,

and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs:
they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

21
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:

but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

22
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth;

and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD:

and he delighteth in his way.

24
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:

for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

25
I have been young, and now am old;

yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
nor his seed begging bread.

26
He is ever merciful, and lendeth;

and his seed is blessed.

27
Depart from evil, and do good;

and dwell for evermore.

28
For the LORD loveth judgment,

and forsaketh not his saints;
they are preserved for ever:
but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

29
The righteous shall inherit the land,

and dwell therein for ever.

30
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom,

and his tongue talketh of judgment.

31
The law of his God is in his heart;

none of his steps shall slide.

32
The wicked watcheth the righteous,

and seeketh to slay him.

33
The LORD will not leave him in his hand,

nor condemn him when he is judged.

34
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way,

and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land:
when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

35
I have seen the wicked in great power,

and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not:

yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright:

for the end of that man is peace.

38
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together:

the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

39
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD:

he is their strength in the time of trouble.

40
And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them:

he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them,
because they trust in him.

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