Tu‘apulelulu Ma‘asi 8, 2018

Ko e tui fakalotu faingofua taha ‘i mamaní

( the easiest religion in the world)

Fehu‘i #35

Koe‘uhí  kuo huhu‘i kitautolu ‘i he kelesí ‘ata‘atā pe ‘o fou ‘i he tuí  ‘ata‘atā pe, ‘oku ma‘u ‘a e tui ko ení  mei fe?

Ko e ngaahi me‘a‘ofa kotoa pe ‘oku tau ma‘u meia Kalaisi ‘oku tau ma‘u ‘o fou mai ‘i he Laumālie Ma‘oni‘oní, ‘o kau ai ‘a e tuí.

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through faith alone, where does this faith come from?

All the gifts we receive from Christ we receive through the Holy

Spirit, including faith itself.

TAITUSI 3:4-6

‌Ka ‘i he faifai pea fakahā mai ‘a e angalelei ‘a hotau ‘Otua Fakamo‘ui, mo ‘ene ‘ofa ki he tangata, na‘e ‘ikai tupu ‘ene fakamo‘ui kitautolu mei ha ngaahi ngāue na‘a tau fai ‘i ha‘atau mā‘oni‘oni, ka ko e me‘a pē ‘i he‘ene ‘alo‘ofa na‘a ne fakamo‘ui kitautolu, ‘i he pālutu‘anga ‘o e fanau‘i fo‘ou, pea mo e fakafo‘ou ‘e he Laumālie Mā‘oni‘oni: ‘a ia na‘a ne lilingi mai ‘o lahi kiate kitautolu ‘ia Sīsū Kalaisi ko hotau Fakamo‘ui;

TITUS 3:4-6

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior.

Commentary - FRANCIS SCHAEFFER

We must realize that Christianity is the easiest religion in the world, because it is the only religion in which God the Father and Christ and the Holy Spirit do everything. God is the Creator; we have nothing to do with our existence, or the existence of other things. We can shape other things, but we cannot change the fact of existence. We do nothing for our salvation because Christ did it all. We do not have to do anything. In every other religion we have to do something . . . but with Christianity we do not do anything; God has done it all: He has created us and He has sent His Son; His Son died and because the Son is infinite, therefore he bears our total guilt. We do not need to bear our guilt, nor do we even have to merit the merit of Christ. He does it all. So in one way it is the easiest religion in the world.

Pulelulu Ma‘asi 7, 2018

Ne huhu‘i kitautolu ki ha mo‘ui ke ngaue lelei

(saved to a life of joyful good works)

Fehu‘i #34

Kapau kuo huhu‘i kitautolu ‘i he kelesí ‘ata‘atā pē ‘o fou ‘ia Kalaisi tokotaha pē, ‘e kei fiema‘u ai pe ke tau fai ha ngaue lelei mo tau talangofua ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá ?

‘Io, he ko hono huhu‘i kitautolu ‘e Kalaisí ‘aki hono ta‘ata‘á, na‘e fakafo‘ou ai kitautolu ‘e hono Laumālié; koe‘uhí ke fakahaa‘i atu mei he‘etau mo‘uí ‘a e ‘ofa mo e hounga‘ia ki he ‘Otuá, pea ke tau pau‘ia ‘i he‘etau tuí  pea hā sino ‘i he fuá; pea ‘e lava ‘i he‘etau to‘onga faka-‘Otuá ke ma‘u ai ha ngaahi laumālie ma‘a Kalaisi.

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God's Word?

Yes, because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, also renews us by his Spirit; so that our lives may show love and gratitude to God so that we may be assured of our faith by the fruits; and so that by our godly behavior others may be won to Christ.

1 PITA 2:9-12

‌Ka ko kimoutolu ko e ha‘a fili, ko e tu‘unga taula‘eiki fakatu‘i, ko e kakai tapu, ko e fa‘ahinga ‘oku ma‘ane me‘a tonu, koe‘uhi ā ke mou ongoongoa atu ‘a e ngaahi lelei ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio, ‘a ia na‘a ne ui mai kimoutolu mei he po‘uli ki he maama fakaofo ‘a‘ana: ‘a kimoutolu ‘a ia ko e ‘ata‘i kakai ‘i mu‘a, ka ko eni ko e kakai ‘a e ‘Otua; ko e kakai na‘e ‘ikai fai ha meesi ki ai, ka ko eni kuo ma‘u meesi. Si‘oku ‘ofa‘anga, ‘oku ou enginaki atu, ke mou fai ‘o ngali mo e ‘āunofo mo e muli, ‘o mou faka‘ehi‘ehi mei he ngaahi holi fakakakano; he ko e fa‘ahinga me‘a ia ‘oku fai tau ki he laumālie. ‘O mou ‘ai ke taau ho‘omou fakafeangai ki he Senitaile; koe‘uhi, ‘i he me‘a ‘oku nau lau‘ikovi ai kimoutolu, tokua ko e faikovi, ke nau mamata ki ho‘omou ngaahi ngāue lelei, pea langa‘i ai ‘enau fakahīkihiki‘i ‘a e ‘Otua ‘i he ‘aho ‘o e ‘a‘ahi.

1 PETER 2:9-12

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of  visitation.

Commentary - LIGON DUNCAN (cont…)

So, though we're saved by grace, we're saved to a life of joyful good works and obedience. Not to get God to love us, but because God does love us, and we want to be like his son, who said, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me" John 4:34)

Neongo ko hotau fakamo‘uí ‘oku mei he kelesí, ka na‘e fakamo‘ui kitautolu ke tau loto fiefia ‘i hono fai ‘o e ngaahi ngaue leleí mo mo‘ui talangofua. ‘O ‘ikai ‘uhinga ke ofe‘i mai e finangalo ‘o e ‘Otuá  ke ne ‘ofa‘i kitautolu, ka koe‘uhí  ‘oku ne lolotonga ‘ofa‘i kitautolu, pea ‘oku tau fie fakaangatatau kitautolu ki hono ‘Aló, he‘ene pehē, “Ko ‘eku me‘akaí ko e tulituli ke fai ‘a e finangalo ‘o Ia na‘a ne fekau mai au” (Sione 4:34).

Prayer

Heavenly Father, you have saved us from sin. Let us not continue in it as if we were still enslaved to it. You have given us commands that are the path of life. Let us treasure those commands. May all know us see our good works and glorify you because of them. Amen.

[ ‘E Tamai faka-Hevani, kuo ke fakahaofi kimautolu mei he angahalá. Tuku mu‘a ke ‘oua te mau kei hokohoko atu ai ‘o hangē ‘oku mau kei pōpula ki aí. Kuo ke foaki mai e ngaahi tu‘utu‘uni ko e hala fononga ia ‘o e mo‘uí. Tuku mu‘a ke mau tauhi ho‘o ngaahi fekaú ko ‘emau koloa. Pea tuku ke ‘ilo‘i kimautolu ‘e mamani pea nau mamata ki he ngaahi ngaue lelei ‘oku mau faí pea ke nau fakalangilangi ‘a ho‘o ‘Afió koe‘uhí ko ia. ‘Emeni. ]

Tusite Ma‘asi 6, 2018

Ke sio ‘a mamani ki he‘etau ngaué ‘o fakahikihiki‘i ‘a e ‘Otuá

( when they see our works, give glory to God)

Fehu‘i #34

Kapau kuo huhu‘i kitautolu ‘i he kelesí ‘ata‘atā pē ‘o fou ‘ia Kalaisi tokotaha pē, ‘e kei fiema‘u ai pe ke tau fai ha ngaue lelei mo tau talangofua ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá ?

‘Io, he ko hono huhu‘i kitautolu ‘e Kalaisí ‘aki hono ta‘ata‘á, na‘e fakafo‘ou ai kitautolu ‘e hono Laumālié; koe‘uhí ke fakahaa‘i atu mei he‘etau mo‘uí ‘a e ‘ofa mo e hounga‘ia ki he ‘Otuá, pea ke tau pau‘ia ‘i he‘etau tuí  pea hā sino ‘i he fuá; pea ‘e lava ‘i he‘etau to‘onga faka-‘Otuá ke ma‘u ai ha ngaahi laumālie ma‘a Kalaisi.

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God's Word?

Yes, because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, also renews us by his Spirit; so that our lives may show love and gratitude to God so that we may be assured of our faith by the fruits; and so that by our godly behavior others may be won to Christ.

1 PITA 2:9-12

‌Ka ko kimoutolu ko e ha‘a fili, ko e tu‘unga taula‘eiki fakatu‘i, ko e kakai tapu, ko e fa‘ahinga ‘oku ma‘ane me‘a tonu, koe‘uhi ā ke mou ongoongoa atu ‘a e ngaahi lelei ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio, ‘a ia na‘a ne ui mai kimoutolu mei he po‘uli ki he maama fakaofo ‘a‘ana: ‘a kimoutolu ‘a ia ko e ‘ata‘i kakai ‘i mu‘a, ka ko eni ko e kakai ‘a e ‘Otua; ko e kakai na‘e ‘ikai fai ha meesi ki ai, ka ko eni kuo ma‘u meesi. Si‘oku ‘ofa‘anga, ‘oku ou enginaki atu, ke mou fai ‘o ngali mo e ‘āunofo mo e muli, ‘o mou faka‘ehi‘ehi mei he ngaahi holi fakakakano; he ko e fa‘ahinga me‘a ia ‘oku fai tau ki he laumālie. ‘O mou ‘ai ke taau ho‘omou fakafeangai ki he Senitaile; koe‘uhi, ‘i he me‘a ‘oku nau lau‘ikovi ai kimoutolu, tokua ko e faikovi, ke nau mamata ki ho‘omou ngaahi ngāue lelei, pea langa‘i ai ‘enau fakahīkihiki‘i ‘a e ‘Otua ‘i he ‘aho ‘o e ‘a‘ahi.

1 PETER 2:9-12

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of  visitation.

Commentary - LIGON DUNCAN (cont…)

A third way that the law works in the Christian life and that good works and obedience work in the Christian life, is in the area of witness. When we obey the Word of God, when we do good works, we glorify our heavenly Father. And those who see us are given reason to glorify our heavenly Father. Peter explains that when he says that he wants us to live godly lives quietly before the world so that the world will look at us and glorify our loving heavenly Father who saved us by grace (1 Pet. 2:12). Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Monite Ma‘asi 5, 2018

Ko ‘etau ng ngaue ‘i he tuí ‘oku tokoni ki he‘etau pau‘iá

( our works of faith assure us)

Fehu‘i #34

Kapau kuo huhu‘i kitautolu ‘i he kelesí ‘ata‘atā pē ‘o fou ‘ia Kalaisi tokotaha pē, ‘e kei fiema‘u ai pe ke tau fai ha ngaue lelei mo tau talangofua ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá ?

‘Io, he ko hono huhu‘i kitautolu ‘e Kalaisí ‘aki hono ta‘ata‘á, na‘e fakafo‘ou ai kitautolu ‘e hono Laumālié; koe‘uhí ke fakahaa‘i atu mei he‘etau mo‘uí ‘a e ‘ofa mo e hounga‘ia ki he ‘Otuá, pea ke tau pau‘ia ‘i he‘etau tuí  pea hā sino ‘i he fuá; pea ‘e lava ‘i he‘etau to‘onga faka-‘Otuá ke ma‘u ai ha ngaahi laumālie ma‘a Kalaisi.

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God's Word?

Yes, because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, also renews us by his Spirit; so that our lives may show love and gratitude to God so that we may be assured of our faith by the fruits; and so that by our godly behavior others may be won to Christ.

1 PITA 2:9-12

‌Ka ko kimoutolu ko e ha‘a fili, ko e tu‘unga taula‘eiki fakatu‘i, ko e kakai tapu, ko e fa‘ahinga ‘oku ma‘ane me‘a tonu, koe‘uhi ā ke mou ongoongoa atu ‘a e ngaahi lelei ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio, ‘a ia na‘a ne ui mai kimoutolu mei he po‘uli ki he maama fakaofo ‘a‘ana: ‘a kimoutolu ‘a ia ko e ‘ata‘i kakai ‘i mu‘a, ka ko eni ko e kakai ‘a e ‘Otua; ko e kakai na‘e ‘ikai fai ha meesi ki ai, ka ko eni kuo ma‘u meesi. Si‘oku ‘ofa‘anga, ‘oku ou enginaki atu, ke mou fai ‘o ngali mo e ‘āunofo mo e muli, ‘o mou faka‘ehi‘ehi mei he ngaahi holi fakakakano; he ko e fa‘ahinga me‘a ia ‘oku fai tau ki he laumālie. ‘O mou ‘ai ke taau ho‘omou fakafeangai ki he Senitaile; koe‘uhi, ‘i he me‘a ‘oku nau lau‘ikovi ai kimoutolu, tokua ko e faikovi, ke nau mamata ki ho‘omou ngaahi ngāue lelei, pea langa‘i ai ‘enau fakahīkihiki‘i ‘a e ‘Otua ‘i he ‘aho ‘o e ‘a‘ahi.

1 PETER 2:9-12

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of  visitation.

Commentary - LIGON DUNCAN (cont…)

Second, good works done in faith also serve to assure us. In his first letter to the Thessalonians, Paul explains that he knows that they are the chosen of God (1 Thess. 1:3-5). Now that's a striking thing to say. How would you know people are chosen of God? In verse 3, Paul speaks of the Thessalonians' works of faith, their labor of love, and their patience of hope. He's essentially saying, I see the work of the Holy Spirit in your life, and that lets me know that you are the children of God." And then he explains how that serves their own assurance (v. 5). We are given assurance in the Christian life when we see God at work in us to change us, and that's expressed in our obeying God’s commands.

Sapate Ma‘asi 4, 2018

Ko ‘etau talangofuá, ko e fakahaa‘i ‘o ‘etau hounga‘ia

( our obedience to God; an act of gratitude)

Fehu‘i #34

Kapau kuo huhu‘i kitautolu ‘i he kelesí ‘ata‘atā pē ‘o fou ‘ia Kalaisi tokotaha pē, ‘e kei fiema‘u ai pe ke tau fai ha ngaue lelei mo tau talangofua ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá ?

‘Io, he ko hono huhu‘i kitautolu ‘e Kalaisí ‘aki hono ta‘ata‘á, na‘e fakafo‘ou ai kitautolu ‘e hono Laumālié; koe‘uhí ke fakahaa‘i atu mei he‘etau mo‘uí ‘a e ‘ofa mo e hounga‘ia ki he ‘Otuá, pea ke tau pau‘ia ‘i he‘etau tuí  pea hā sino ‘i he fuá; pea ‘e lava ‘i he‘etau to‘onga faka-‘Otuá ke ma‘u ai ha ngaahi laumālie ma‘a Kalaisi.

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God's Word?

Yes, because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, also renews us by his Spirit; so that our lives may show love and gratitude to God so that we may be assured of our faith by the fruits; and so that by our godly behavior others may be won to Christ.

1 PITA 2:9-12

‌Ka ko kimoutolu ko e ha‘a fili, ko e tu‘unga taula‘eiki fakatu‘i, ko e kakai tapu, ko e fa‘ahinga ‘oku ma‘ane me‘a tonu, koe‘uhi ā ke mou ongoongoa atu ‘a e ngaahi lelei ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio, ‘a ia na‘a ne ui mai kimoutolu mei he po‘uli ki he maama fakaofo ‘a‘ana: ‘a kimoutolu ‘a ia ko e ‘ata‘i kakai ‘i mu‘a, ka ko eni ko e kakai ‘a e ‘Otua; ko e kakai na‘e ‘ikai fai ha meesi ki ai, ka ko eni kuo ma‘u meesi. Si‘oku ‘ofa‘anga, ‘oku ou enginaki atu, ke mou fai ‘o ngali mo e ‘āunofo mo e muli, ‘o mou faka‘ehi‘ehi mei he ngaahi holi fakakakano; he ko e fa‘ahinga me‘a ia ‘oku fai tau ki he laumālie. ‘O mou ‘ai ke taau ho‘omou fakafeangai ki he Senitaile; koe‘uhi, ‘i he me‘a ‘oku nau lau‘ikovi ai kimoutolu, tokua ko e faikovi, ke nau mamata ki ho‘omou ngaahi ngāue lelei, pea langa‘i ai ‘enau fakahīkihiki‘i ‘a e ‘Otua ‘i he ‘aho ‘o e ‘a‘ahi.

1 PETER 2:9-12

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of  visitation.

Commentary - LIGON DUNCAN (cont…)

So what is the role of obedience to God's Word, of God's law in the Christian life? Gratitude, assurance, and witness.

In the Christian life all of our obedience is an act of gratitude to God for the grace that he has shown us in Jesus Christ. Remember what Paul says in Ephesians 2: "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works" (vw. 8-10). Now, did you hear what Paul said there? He didn't say that we were saved by good works. In fact, he explicitly excluded that. But he did say that we were saved to good works, for good works. So the role of works in the Christian life is not to save us. It's not to get God to love us. It's to express our gratitude to God for the prior love that he's shown us in Jesus Christ and for the salvation that he's freely given us in Jesus Christ. And so all of our obedience to God's Word in the Christian life is an act of gratitude.

Tokonaki Ma‘asi 3, 2018

Fakatau‘ataina‘i ke tau tupu mo ngāue

( liberated to grow and do)

Fehu‘i #34

Kapau kuo huhu‘i kitautolu ‘i he kelesí ‘ata‘atā pē ‘o fou ‘ia Kalaisi tokotaha pē, ‘e kei fiema‘u ai pe ke tau fai ha ngaue lelei mo tau talangofua ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá ?

‘Io, he ko hono huhu‘i kitautolu ‘e Kalaisí ‘aki hono ta‘ata‘á, na‘e fakafo‘ou ai kitautolu ‘e hono Laumālié; koe‘uhí ke fakahaa‘i atu mei he‘etau mo‘uí ‘a e ‘ofa mo e hounga‘ia ki he ‘Otuá, pea ke tau pau‘ia ‘i he‘etau tuí  pea hā sino ‘i he fuá; pea ‘e lava ‘i he‘etau to‘onga faka-‘Otuá ke ma‘u ai ha ngaahi laumālie ma‘a Kalaisi.

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God's Word?

Yes, because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, also renews us by his Spirit; so that our lives may show love and gratitude to God so that we may be assured of our faith by the fruits; and so that by our godly behavior others may be won to Christ.

1 PITA 2:9-12

‌Ka ko kimoutolu ko e ha‘a fili, ko e tu‘unga taula‘eiki fakatu‘i, ko e kakai tapu, ko e fa‘ahinga ‘oku ma‘ane me‘a tonu, koe‘uhi ā ke mou ongoongoa atu ‘a e ngaahi lelei ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio, ‘a ia na‘a ne ui mai kimoutolu mei he po‘uli ki he maama fakaofo ‘a‘ana: ‘a kimoutolu ‘a ia ko e ‘ata‘i kakai ‘i mu‘a, ka ko eni ko e kakai ‘a e ‘Otua; ko e kakai na‘e ‘ikai fai ha meesi ki ai, ka ko eni kuo ma‘u meesi. Si‘oku ‘ofa‘anga, ‘oku ou enginaki atu, ke mou fai ‘o ngali mo e ‘āunofo mo e muli, ‘o mou faka‘ehi‘ehi mei he ngaahi holi fakakakano; he ko e fa‘ahinga me‘a ia ‘oku fai tau ki he laumālie. ‘O mou ‘ai ke taau ho‘omou fakafeangai ki he Senitaile; koe‘uhi, ‘i he me‘a ‘oku nau lau‘ikovi ai kimoutolu, tokua ko e faikovi, ke nau mamata ki ho‘omou ngaahi ngāue lelei, pea langa‘i ai ‘enau fakahīkihiki‘i ‘a e ‘Otua ‘i he ‘aho ‘o e ‘a‘ahi.

1 PETER 2:9-12

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of  visitation.

Commentary - LIGON DUNCAN

If salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone – if we are saved and forgiven and accepted based not on our good works, not on our deserving, but on what Jesus has done for us - is there still a place for good works and obedience in the Christian life? The Bible gives an emphatic answer: yes.

First, there's a place for good works because, in salvation, we're saved not only from the penalty of sin, but also the power of sin. In salvation, through the work of Jesus Christ, we not only find forgiveness, but we also find transformation. We are made new creations in Jesus Christ. He liberates us from the dominion of sin in our life. And so, salvation by grace does not mean that change or growth is unnecessary in the Christian life. It means that change and growth are now possible by God through his Holy Spirit working in us.

Falaite Ma‘asi 2, 2018

Ko e holi ‘a e fa‘ahinga kuo fakafo‘ou ‘ia Kalaisí

( the desire of those created anew in Christ)

Fehu‘i #34

Kapau kuo huhu‘i kitautolu ‘i he kelesí pē ‘o fou ‘ia Kalaisi tokotaha pē, ‘e kei fiema‘u ai pe ke tau fai ha ngaue lelei mo talangofua ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá ?

‘Io, he ko hono huhu‘i kitautolu ‘e Kalaisí ‘aki hono ta‘ata‘á, na‘e fakafo‘ou ai kitautolu ‘e hono Laumālié; koe‘uhí ke fakahaa‘i atu mei he‘etau mo‘uí ‘a e ‘ofa mo e hounga‘ia ki he ‘Otuá, pea ke tau pau‘ia ‘i he‘etau tuí  ‘o hā sino ‘i he fuá; pea ‘i he‘etau to‘onga faka-‘Otuá ke ma‘u ai ha ngaahi laumālie ma‘a Kalaisi.

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God's Word?

Yes, because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, also renews us by his Spirit; so that our lives may show love and gratitude to God so that we may be assured of our faith by the fruits; and so that by our godly behavior others may be won to Christ.

1 PITA 2:9-12

‌Ka ko kimoutolu ko e ha‘a fili, ko e tu‘unga taula‘eiki fakatu‘i, ko e kakai tapu, ko e fa‘ahinga ‘oku ma‘ane me‘a tonu, koe‘uhi ā ke mou ongoongoa atu ‘a e ngaahi lelei ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio, ‘a ia na‘a ne ui mai kimoutolu mei he po‘uli ki he maama fakaofo ‘a‘ana: ‘a kimoutolu ‘a ia ko e ‘ata‘i kakai ‘i mu‘a, ka ko eni ko e kakai ‘a e ‘Otua; ko e kakai na‘e ‘ikai fai ha meesi ki ai, ka ko eni kuo ma‘u meesi. Si‘oku ‘ofa‘anga, ‘oku ou enginaki atu, ke mou fai ‘o ngali mo e ‘āunofo mo e muli, ‘o mou faka‘ehi‘ehi mei he ngaahi holi fakakakano; he ko e fa‘ahinga me‘a ia ‘oku fai tau ki he laumālie. ‘O mou ‘ai ke taau ho‘omou fakafeangai ki he Senitaile; koe‘uhi, ‘i he me‘a ‘oku nau lau‘ikovi ai kimoutolu, tokua ko e faikovi, ke nau mamata ki ho‘omou ngaahi ngāue lelei, pea langa‘i ai ‘enau fakahīkihiki‘i ‘a e ‘Otua ‘i he ‘aho ‘o e ‘a‘ahi.

1 PETER 2:9-12

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of  visitation.

Commentary - CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON (cont…)

The desire of men created anew in Christ is to be rid of every sin. We do sin, but we do not love sin. Sin gets power over us sometimes to our sorrow, but it is a kind of death to us to feel that we have gone into sin; yet it shall not have dominion us, for we are not under the law, but under grace, and therefore we shall conquer it, and get the victory.

Ko e hohoi ‘a e fa‘ahinga kuo fakatupu fo‘ou ‘ia Kalaisí  ke fakaka‘anga ‘a e fo‘i angahala kotoa pe. Ka ko hono mo‘oní ‘oku tau kei fai angahala, ka ‘oku ‘ikai ke tau ‘ofa he angahalá. ‘Oku fa‘a matavalea pea ma‘u kitautolu ‘e he angahalá, ka ‘oku hangē hatau tamate‘í ‘i he taimi ‘oku tau tō ai ki he angahalá; ka he‘ikai pe ke fakaehaua kitautolu ‘e angahala, he ‘oku ‘ikai ke tau kei mo‘ulaloa ki he laó, ka ki he kelesí. Pea ko ia ai, kuopau ke tau tau‘i ‘o ikuna‘i.