Pulelulu Me 2, 2018
Papitaisó, ko e
faka‘ilonga ‘o hoku ohi ‘e he ‘Otuá
(a
sign of my adoption into the family of God)
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
Baptism
is a sign and seal that we have been adopted into family
of God. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have loved one another in
perfect unity since before creation, before God molded Adam from the dust. At
Jesus's baptism we notice all three persons. As Jesus emerges from the water,
the Spirit of God descends like a dove and rests on him (Matt 3:16). So that no
one will mistake the meaning of the sign, the Father boasts from heaven,
"This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased" (Matt, 3:17).
Every
time I remember my baptism, I hear these words of blessing. Jesus
was plunged beneath the waters of judgment, so that I might drink
the waters of everlasting life. Because Jesus calls me brother, I
can call God my Father. Because the Spirit descended on him as a dove,
I have peace with God, who once regarded me as his enemy.
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