ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite Sanuali 12, 2018

Toe ma‘u mai ‘ia Kalaisi – ko e fakatupu fo‘ou

( reclaimed in Christ – a brand new creation)

Fehu‘i #26

Ko e hā ha toe me‘a na‘e huhu‘i ‘i he pekia ‘a Kalaisí ?

Ko e pekia ‘a Kalaisí  ko e kamata‘anga ia ‘o hono huhu‘i mo hono fakafo‘ou ‘o e me‘a kotoa pe ne uesia ‘i he tō ‘a e tangatá, pea ‘oku ne fakafoki ‘a e me‘a kotoa pe ‘aki ‘a hono mafí  ‘o fakatatau ki hono finangaló  pea mo e lelei ‘a e fakatupú. 

What else does Christ's death redeem?

 Christ's death is the beginning of the redemption and renewal of every part of fallen creation, as he powerfully directs all things for his own glory and creation's good.

KOLOSE 1:19-20

He na‘e finangalo ‘a Kātokatoa ke fale ‘i He‘ene ‘Afio; pea ko e me‘a ‘iate ia ke toe fakalelei ‘a e me‘a kotoa pē ki He‘ene ‘Afio; ‘io, hili ‘ene fai ‘a e fakamelino ‘aki ‘a e ta‘ata‘a ‘i he Kolosi ‘o‘ona, pea ke fakalelei ‘iate ia ‘a e ngaahi me‘a kotoa pē, pe ‘oku ‘i Māmani pe ‘oku ‘i Langi.

COLOSSIANS 1:19-20

For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through

him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven,

making peace by the blood of his cross.

Commentary - VERMON PIERRE (cont…)

This hope, however, is mixed with a warning. For the fallen creation includes many who are still opposed to God, who continue to reject his rule and the One he sent to rule, Jesus. The redeeming work of the gospel means that all things, including those who oppose the Lord, will eventually be brought to heel. The question every person faces now is whether that redeeming work will be experienced with joyful awe or with the painful gnashing of teeth.

2. It gives us motivation in the present. The creation has not been abandoned by God. Instead, through Jesus, it has been reclaimed by him and will eventually be made brand new. It will be a creation characterized by harmony and peace, rightly related to God and humanity. The church today is an early outpost of this new creation and a primary means toward bringing about this new creation.

This means then that the church is not a passive bystander to the world. Nor is it an imperiled passenger in the world, only biding its time until it is rescued off of the sinking creation. Instead, the church is a divinely commissioned community of people whose faithful efforts in the world even now matter, insofar as they proclaim and embody the redeeming and renewing power of the gospel.