ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Pulelulu ‘Epeleli 18, 2018

Ko e Folofola tonu pe eni ‘a e ‘Otuá

(This is the very words of God)

Fehu‘i #42

Ko e hā e founga ‘o ‘etau lau mo fanongo ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá ?

‘I he loto ‘osikiavelenga, mateuteu, mo e lotu, ke tau lava ke tali ‘a e Folofolá  ‘i he tui, fufū ki hotau lotó, pea ke tau mo‘ui‘aki.

How is the Word of God to be read and heard?

With diligence, preparation, and prayer, so that we may accept it with faith, store it in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.

2 TIMOTE 3:16-17

Ko e potu Folofola kotoa pē ne fakamānava mei he ‘Otua, ‘oku ‘aonga foki ki he akonaki, ki he faka‘ilo hala, ki he fakatonutonu, ki he ngaohia ke mā‘oni‘oni: koe‘uhi ā ke tu‘u kakato ‘a e tangata faka‘otua, kuo ‘osi sāuni ki he ngāue lelei fuli pē.

2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Commentary - KEVIN DEYOUNG

The Bible is not just another book, and so we ought to approach it in a unique way. The Bible is God-breathed: "All Scripture is breathed out by God" (2 Tim. 3:16). It's inspired. That doesn't mean that the Bible is inspiring. Now, it is inspiring. But whether anyone in the world is inspired by the Bible, the Bible is still inspired itself. It's God's Word to us. It's God exhaling, God opening his most hallowed lips and speaking to us. So, this Word is God's Word, and this Word is exactly what God wanted to be written down in Holy Scriptures.

(faka-Tonga)

Ko e Tohitapú  ‘oku makehe ia mei ha toe tohi pea ‘oku taau ke tau tokanga ki he tohi ni ‘i ha founga ‘oku makehe. Ko e Tohitapú, kuo fakamānava‘i: “Ko e potu Folofola kotoa pe ne fakamanava mei he ‘Otuá” (2 Timote 3:16). ‘Oku matangi lelei hono angá. ‘Oku ‘ikai ‘uhinga, ko e Tohitapú  ko e tohi laumālie lelei. ‘Ikai, ‘oku laumālie‘ia pe ia (matangi lelei – inspiring) he ‘oku mo‘ui. Pea neongo pe ‘e “ongo‘i” laumālie‘ia ai ha taha, ‘oku lolotonga fonu mo‘ui pe ‘a e Folofolá  ia ‘iate ia pe, he ‘oku mo‘ui. Ko e Folofola ia ‘a e ‘Otuá  kiate kitautolu. Ko e mānava ia ‘a e ‘Otuá ; ko e faka‘atā ia ‘e he ‘Otuá  hono fofonga tapuhā ke ne fakatau folofola (lea) mai kiate kitautolu. Ko ia ai, ko e ngaahi lea (folofola) ko ení, ko e Folofola tonu pe ia ‘a e ‘Otuá  kuo ne finangalo ke hiki ‘i he‘ene Tohitapú.