Saturday, April 21, 2018

Sapate ‘Epeleli 29, 2018

Ke fakakakato ‘a e tu‘utu‘uni kotoa pe
(to fulfil all righteousness)


Fehu‘i #44

Ko e hā ‘a e papitaiso?
Ko e papitaisó  ko hotau fakama‘a ‘i he vaí  ‘o fou ‘i he huafa ‘o e Tamaí, mo e ‘Aló,  pea mo e Laumālie Ma‘oni‘oní; ‘oku faka‘ilonga‘i mo sila‘i ai ‘a hono ohi kitautolu kia Kalaisí, mo fakama‘a kitautolu mei he angahalá, pea mo ‘etau tukupā ‘o ‘etau kau ki he ‘Eikí  mo hono siasí.

What is baptism?
Baptism is the washing with water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; it signifies and seals our adoption into Christ, our cleansing from sin, and our commitment to belong to the Lord and to his church.

MATIU 28:19
Ko ia, ke mou ō, ‘o ngaohi ‘a e ngaahi kakai kotoa pē ko ‘eku kau ako, ‘i he papitaiso kinautolu ki he Huafa ‘o e Tamai mo e ‘Alo mo e Laumālie Mā‘oni‘oni:

MATTHEW 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit...


Collin Hansen

When I told my pastor I wanted to become a church member, he offered a simple explanation for why I should then seek baptism: because Jesus did so. Why, though, did Jesus wade into the Jordan and ask his cousin John to lower him beneath the waters? After all, he had no sin to confess, no need to repent.

I've always sympathized with John's incredulous response to Jesus's request. “I need to be baptized by you,” said John, who prepared the way for the Christ, “and do you come to me” (Matt 3:14).

Yes, Jesus responded, “for thus it is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness” (Matt. 3:15).

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