ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tu‘apulelulu Fepueli 8, 2018

Ko au eni ‘Eiki ko e angahala, fakamo‘ui au

( salvation = coming to God in awareness of my sin)

Fehu‘i #30

Ko e hā ‘a e tui kia Sisu Kalaisí ?

Ko e tui kia Sisu Kalaisí  ko ‘ete fakamo‘oni ki he mo‘oni kotoa pe kuo fakahaa‘i ‘e he ‘Otuá ‘i he‘ene Folofolá, falala kiate Ia, tali mo mālōlō kakato ‘iate Ia tokotaha pe ki he fakamo‘uí ‘o fakatatau ki he lau ‘a e koosipelí.

What is faith in Jesus Christ?

Faith in Jesus Christ is acknowledging the truth of everything that God has revealed in his Word, trusting in him, and also receiving and resting on him alone for salvation as he is offered to us in the gospel.

KALETIA 2:20

Kuo tutuki au ki he Kolosi mo Kalaisi: pea ko ‘eku mo‘ui ‘oku fai, ‘oku ‘ikai kei ko au, ka ko e mo‘ui ‘oku fai ‘e Kalaisi ‘iate au: ‘io, ko e mo‘ui ‘oku ou fai ‘eni ‘i he kakano ko e mo‘ui ‘i he tui, ko e tui ki he ‘Alo ‘o e ‘Otua, ‘a ia na‘a ne ‘ofeina au, mo ne foaki ia ‘e ia ke pekia koe‘uhi ko au.

GALATIANS 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Commentary - JOHN YATES (cont…)

Salvation begins when God opens our eyes to begin to grasp how much we need Christ. As long as we think we can save ourselves, the way is closed off. Being saved is like being in the midst of drowning and realizing you can't save yourself and someone has to come along and rescue you, and you just have to relax and be rescued because you're over your head and you can't swim and you're going to drown otherwise.

The only thing I can contribute to my salvation is my own sinful nature. It's about coming to God with an awareness of our humble need - coming in faith, repenting of my sins, and laying out before God my sense that I need him. That's the beginning of salvation.