ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Sanuali 9, 2018

Ko hono huhu‘i ‘o e tangatá, ko e matapā pe ia ki he toengá

( the deeper meaning of redemption )

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…)

As we head deeper into the gospel, a fuller and even more glorious picture emerges. We see that God's saving of sinners was always intended to open up into a deeper, wider, all-encompassing

saving of the whole creation.

The saving of sinners is at the heart of the gospel. It is the fountainhead. And from this fountainhead flows a mighty river, one full of redemptive, healing power for every square inch of the cosmos.