ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite ‘Akosi 15, 2017

“Vivili ki hono moʻoniʹ ke tau fekauʻaki”

Fehuʻi #3

‘Oku toko fiha ‘a e pēsona ‘o e ‘Otuá ?

(How many persons are there in God?)

‘Oku toko tolu ‘a e pēsona ‘o e ‘Otua mo‘oni mo mo‘uí : ko e Tamai, mo e ‘Alo pea mo e Laumālie Mā‘oni‘oni. Tatau ‘i he uho pea tu‘unga tatau ‘i he ivi mo e langilangi.

(There are three persons in the one true and living God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. They are the same in substance, equal in power and glory.)

Komeniteli ‘a Kēvini TeiʻIongi

Commentary – Kevin DeYoung

Ko e tokāteline ‘o e Tulinitī (Tolu-tahaʻi-‘Otua), ko e tokāteline faka-Kalisitaine mahuʻinga taha ‘oku lahi taha hono liʻekinaʹ. ‘Oku mahuʻinga fau ki heʻetau tuiʹ, ka ki he tokolahi, ‘oku hangē nai pe ia ha foʻi lēsoni fika ‘oku tuʻu fihiʹ. Pea ka aʻu ki he tuʻunga ‘oku tau lava ke mahinoʻi, ‘oku ‘ikai  ke ‘i ai haʻane kaunga ki heʻetau moʻuiʹ, ‘ikai hano pāuni fēfē fau.

The doctrine of the Trinity is the most important Christian doctrine that most people never think about. It’s absolutely essential to our faith, and yet for many Christians it just seems like a very confusing math problem. And even if we can figure out what Trinity means, it doesn’t feel like it has much bearing on our lives, much relevance to us.

‘Oku totonu nai ke u fifili ki ha tokāteline fihi mo faingataʻa peheʹ ni? ‘Oku ‘i ai hano ‘aonga kia au? ‘E uesia ai ‘eku fononga faka-kalisitiane?

Ko ha ngaahi fehuʻi mahuʻinga eni ke tau tokanga ki ai. Kapau ‘oku tau mahuʻingaʻia ‘i he ‘Otua ‘oku tau lotu ki ai, pea ‘oku ‘i ai ‘etau totonu ke fekumi ki ai. Naʻe fakafehuʻi foki ‘e Sisu ‘a ‘ene kau akoʹ, pe ko hai ia ‘i heʻenau lau? (Matiu 16:13-15).

Why should we be concerned with such difficult doctrine?

How relevant can this be? Will it affect my Chritian walk?

These are important questions to ponder. If we value truth and seek to know the God we worship, then it behooves us to know. In fact, Jesus asked his desciples who they thought he was (Matthew 16:13-15).