Tokonaki Ma‘asi 3,
2018
Fakatau‘ataina‘i
ke tau tupu mo ngāue
(
liberated to grow and do)
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
If
salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone – if we are
saved and forgiven and accepted based not on our good works, not on our
deserving, but on what Jesus has done for us - is there still a place for good
works and obedience in the Christian life? The Bible gives an emphatic answer: yes.
First,
there's a place for good works because, in salvation, we're saved
not only from the penalty of sin, but also the power of sin. In salvation,
through the work of Jesus Christ, we not only find forgiveness, but we also
find transformation. We are made new creations in Jesus Christ. He liberates us
from the dominion of sin in our life. And so, salvation by grace does not mean
that change or growth is unnecessary in the Christian life. It means that
change and growth are now possible by God through his Holy Spirit working in
us.
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