ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite Sepitema 8, 2017

“ Ko e uho ‘o e lao ́ . . . ko ‘OFA”

The heart of the Law - LOVE

Fehuʻi #7

Ko e hā ‘a e me‘a ‘oku tu‘utu‘uni ‘e he lao ‘a e ‘Otuá ?

(What does the law of God require?)

Ke tau talangofua kakato mo haohao ‘o fai ma‘u pe; ke tau ‘ofa ki he ‘Otuá ‘aki ‘a e kotoa hotau lotó , laumālié, ‘atamaí , mo e iví ; pea ke tau ‘ofa ki hotau kaungā‘apí  ‘o hangē ko kitautolú . Ko e me‘a ‘oku ne tapuí  ke tapu ma‘u pe hono faí , pea ko e me‘a ‘oku ne tu‘utu‘uni ke tau faí , ko e me‘a ia ke fai ma‘u pe.

(Personal, perfect and perpetual obedience; that we love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength; and love our neighbour as ourselves. What God forbits should never be done done and what God commands should always be done.)

Mātiu 22:37-40

Pea ne pehē ki ai, Te ke ‘ofa ki he ‘Eiki ko ho ‘Otua, ‘o fai‘aki ‘a e kotoa ‘o ho loto, mo e kotoa ‘o ho laumālie, mo e kotoa ‘o ho ‘atamai. Ko eni ia ‘a e tu‘utu‘uni ‘oku mamafa taha mo tu‘ukimu‘a. Pea ‘oku fa‘ahinga mo ia ‘a hono ua, Te ke ‘ofa ki ho kaungā‘api ‘o hangē ko ho‘o ‘ofa kiate koe. Ko e ongo tu‘utu‘uni ko eni ‘e ua ‘oku tautau ki ai ‘a e Lao kotoa mo e Tohi Palōfita.

Matthew 22:37-40

Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

Komeniteli (tohi vete) ‘a Sione Uesilē

Commentary – John Wesley

Ko e ‘ofa ki he ‘Otuá ‘aki ‘a e kotoa ‘o ho lotó, ‘atamaí, laumālié mo e iví, ko e ‘uluaki va‘a lahi ia ‘o e mo‘ui ma‘oni‘oni ‘a e kalisitiané. Kuopau ke tu‘u ho‘o manakó ‘i he ‘Eiki ko ho ‘Otuá ; ke kumi kiate Ia ke tu‘u ai ho‘o fiefiá . Te ke ongona mo ke tuitala ki hono le‘o ́, “Tama, foaki mai ho loto.” Pea ‘i ho‘o foaki kakato ho lotó  ke ne pule kakato ai ́, te ke toki tali kiate ia mei he takele ho laumālie ́, “Te u ‘ofa kiate Koe, ‘e hoku ‘Otua, ko hoku malohinga. Ko e ‘Ōtua ́ ko hoku maka falala‘anga; ko hoku Fakamo‘ui, mo hoku ‘Otua, ‘oku tu‘u ‘iate Ia ‘eku falala ́.”

Loving the Lord God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength is the first great branch of Christian righteousness. You shall delight yourself in the Lord your God; seeking and finding all happiness in him. You shall hear and fulfill his word, “My son, give me your heart.” And having given him your inmost soul to reign there without rival, you may well cry out in the fullness of your heart, “I will love You, Oh my Lord, my strength. The Lord is my strong rock; my Savior, my God, in whom I trust.”