ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Monite Novema 6, 2017

Ko ‘eku me‘akai vovó  ko e fai Hono finangaló

My banquet is to do His will

Fehuʻi #15

Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai lava ‘e ha taha ke tauhi ‘a e Laó, ko e hā leva hono ‘aonga?

( Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose? )

Ko e ‘uhí  ke tau ‘ilo ‘a e natula ma‘oni‘oni mo e finangalo ‘o e ‘Otuá, pea mo e natula angahala‘ia mo talangata‘a ‘a hotau lotó; mo ‘etau fiema‘u ha Fakamo‘uí. ‘Oku ako‘i mo faka‘ai‘ai kitautolu ‘e he laó  ke tau fai ‘a e to‘onga mo‘ui ‘oku hoifua ki ai ‘a hotau Fakamo‘uí.

( That we may know the holy nature and will of God, and the sinful nature and disobedience of our hearts; and thus our need of a Savior. The law also teaches and exhorts us to live a life worthy of our Savior )

Loma 3:20

Koe‘uhiā ko e me‘a ki he ngaahi ngāue fakalao, ‘e tu‘u mola ai ‘a e kakano kotoa pē ‘i hono ‘ao, ‘o ‘ikai hanau fakatonuhia mei ai: he ko e me‘a ‘oku fou mei he Lao, ko e faka‘ilo angahala pē.

ROMANS 3:20

For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

Commentary - LIGON DUNCAN (cont…)

Of course, the law also shows us the life of peace and blessedness. When we think about obedience, many of us immediately think, "Oh,

do I have to? Do I have to do good works? Do I have to obey?" That

wasn't Jesus's attitude toward God's commands and God's will. In fact, he frequently said to his disciples, "My food is to do the will of

him who sent me" (John 4:34). In other words, he was saying that it

was like spreading a seven-course banquet in front of him to be able

to obey the law of God, the will of God. And once we're redeemed once we've trusted in Jesus Christ alone for salvation as he has offered in the gospel, the law not only is something that points us to Christ but it also shows us how to live the life of peace and blessedness.