ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Pulelulu Tisema 13, 2017

‘Oku ne mo‘ui ke hufia kitautolu

( He lives to be our advocate )

Fehu‘i #21

Ko e Huhu‘i fē fē ‘oku fiema‘u ke ne fakafoki kitautolu ki he ‘Otuá ?

( What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God?)

Ko ha Tokotaha ‘oku tangata mo‘oni pea toe ‘Otua mo‘oni.

( One who is truly human and also truly God.)

‘Aisea 9:6

He kuo ‘alo‘i mai ha Tama, Kuo tuku mai ha Foha: Pea ‘e ‘i hono uma ‘a e pule‘anga. Pea ko e huafa ‘e ui‘aki Ko Fakaofo - ‘ene-fale‘i, ko e Helo-‘Otua, Ko e Tamai Ta‘engata, ko e ‘Eiki ‘o e Melino.

 ISAIAH 9:6

For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And  the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor,  Mighty God, Everlasting Father,  Prince of Peace.

Commentary - BRYAN CHAPELL (cont…)

But he's also God. And because Jesus is God, he can accomplish the purposes for which he came. Even now, he can rule our world in such a way that all God intends for our lives will happen. And when he was put to death because he was God, he could not only fully pay the sacrifice for our sin and pay the debt that we owed, he could rise from the grave. Death could not defeat him. Because Jesus is alive, because he is sovereign, because he is divine and risen to God, he continues to advocate for us. But even more than advocate, Jesus accomplishes God's purposes in our lives. He is the God who accomplishes all that we need, even as he is the man who understands all that we need and provides all that we need.

Jesus, perfect God, perfect man, is the Redeemer that we needed, and he accomplished all that was necessary by identifying with our humanity and doing what God had to do to save us.