Pulelulu Ma‘asi 7,
2018
Ne huhu‘i kitautolu
ki ha mo‘ui ke ngaue lelei
(saved
to a life of joyful good works)
Fehu‘i #34
Kapau kuo huhu‘i kitautolu
‘i he kelesí ‘ata‘atā pē ‘o fou ‘ia Kalaisi tokotaha pē, ‘e kei fiema‘u ai pe
ke tau fai ha ngaue lelei mo tau talangofua ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá ?
‘Io, he ko hono huhu‘i kitautolu ‘e Kalaisí ‘aki hono
ta‘ata‘á, na‘e fakafo‘ou ai kitautolu ‘e hono Laumālié; koe‘uhí ke fakahaa‘i
atu mei he‘etau mo‘uí ‘a e ‘ofa mo e hounga‘ia ki he ‘Otuá, pea ke tau pau‘ia
‘i he‘etau tuí pea hā sino ‘i he fuá;
pea ‘e lava ‘i he‘etau to‘onga faka-‘Otuá ke ma‘u ai ha ngaahi laumālie ma‘a
Kalaisi.
Since we are redeemed by grace alone,
through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God's Word?
Yes, because
Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, also renews us by his Spirit;
so that our lives may show love and gratitude to God so that we may be assured
of our faith by the fruits; and so that by our godly behavior others may be won
to Christ.
1 PITA 2:9-12
Ka ko kimoutolu ko e ha‘a fili, ko e tu‘unga taula‘eiki fakatu‘i, ko e
kakai tapu, ko e fa‘ahinga ‘oku ma‘ane me‘a tonu, koe‘uhi ā ke mou ongoongoa
atu ‘a e ngaahi lelei ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio, ‘a ia na‘a ne ui mai kimoutolu mei he
po‘uli ki he maama fakaofo ‘a‘ana: ‘a kimoutolu ‘a ia ko e ‘ata‘i kakai ‘i
mu‘a, ka ko eni ko e kakai ‘a e ‘Otua; ko e kakai na‘e ‘ikai fai ha meesi ki
ai, ka ko eni kuo ma‘u meesi. Si‘oku ‘ofa‘anga, ‘oku ou enginaki atu, ke mou
fai ‘o ngali mo e ‘āunofo mo e muli, ‘o mou faka‘ehi‘ehi mei he ngaahi holi
fakakakano; he ko e fa‘ahinga me‘a ia ‘oku fai tau ki he laumālie. ‘O mou ‘ai
ke taau ho‘omou fakafeangai ki he Senitaile; koe‘uhi, ‘i he me‘a ‘oku nau
lau‘ikovi ai kimoutolu, tokua ko e faikovi, ke nau mamata ki ho‘omou ngaahi
ngāue lelei, pea langa‘i ai ‘enau fakahīkihiki‘i ‘a e ‘Otua ‘i he ‘aho ‘o e
‘a‘ahi.
1 PETER 2:9-12
But you are a
chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own
possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of
darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are
God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of
the flesh,
which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles
honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your
good deeds and glorify God on the day of
visitation.
Commentary - LIGON DUNCAN (cont…)
So, though we're
saved by grace, we're saved to a life of joyful good works and
obedience. Not to get God to love us, but because God does love us,
and we want to be like his son, who said, “My food is to do the will of him who
sent me" John 4:34)
Neongo
ko hotau fakamo‘uí ‘oku mei he kelesí, ka na‘e fakamo‘ui kitautolu ke tau
loto fiefia ‘i hono fai ‘o e ngaahi ngaue leleí mo mo‘ui talangofua. ‘O ‘ikai
‘uhinga ke ofe‘i mai e finangalo ‘o e ‘Otuá
ke ne ‘ofa‘i kitautolu, ka koe‘uhí
‘oku ne lolotonga ‘ofa‘i kitautolu, pea ‘oku tau fie fakaangatatau
kitautolu ki hono ‘Aló, he‘ene pehē, “Ko ‘eku me‘akaí ko e tulituli ke fai ‘a
e finangalo ‘o Ia na‘a ne fekau mai au” (Sione 4:34).
Prayer
Heavenly Father,
you have saved us from sin. Let us not continue in it as if we were still
enslaved to it. You have given us commands that are the path of life. Let us
treasure those commands. May all know us see our
good works and glorify you because of them. Amen.
[
‘E Tamai faka-Hevani, kuo ke fakahaofi kimautolu mei he angahalá. Tuku mu‘a ke
‘oua te mau kei hokohoko atu ai ‘o hangē ‘oku mau kei pōpula ki aí. Kuo ke
foaki mai e ngaahi tu‘utu‘uni ko e hala fononga ia ‘o e mo‘uí. Tuku mu‘a ke
mau tauhi ho‘o ngaahi fekaú ko ‘emau koloa. Pea tuku ke ‘ilo‘i kimautolu ‘e
mamani pea nau mamata ki he ngaahi ngaue lelei ‘oku mau faí pea ke nau
fakalangilangi ‘a ho‘o ‘Afió koe‘uhí ko ia. ‘Emeni. ]
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