ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Falaite 15 Sanuali 2021

And he believed in the Lord

Pea ne tui kia Sihova 

Senesi 15 (Genesis 15)

(v. 6) And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.

(v. 6) Pea ne tui kia Sihova: pea ne lau ia ma‘ane mā‘oni‘oni.

*Commentary: The Reformation Study Bible*

This verse provides the early core doctrine of justification by faith apart from works (Gal. 3:6-14). Abraham believes the promise of the birth even

though, humanly speaking, he is 'as good as dead" and not likely to produce an heir with Sarah (Rom. 4:17-21; Heb. 11:11, 12). By faith alone God counts Abraham as righteous. Abraham's justification by faith is a model of our faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, God's sacrifice for sin, and God's crediting Christ's righteousness to us by faith alone (Rom. 4:22-25).

believed. Abraham is father of all who believe (Rom. 4:11), and all who believe are children of Abraham (Gal. 3:7).

righteousness. see Heb. 11:6-12

Ko e veesi eni ‘oku ne fakatoka mei he kamata’anga ‘a e uho ‘o e tokateline ‘o e fakatonuhia ‘i he tui´ ‘o ta’ekau ai ‘a e ngaue´ (Kaletia 3:6-14). Na’e tui ‘a ‘Epalahame ki he palomesi ‘a e ‘Otua´ e hoko mai ha tama, neongo ‘i he lau fakaetangata, ko e “koto mate” ia pea ‘e ‘ikai lava ke fakahoko mai ‘a e ‘ea´ ‘ia Sela (Loma 4:11-17; Hep 11:11, 12). Ka ‘i he tui´ ‘ata’atā pe, ne lau ‘e he ‘Otua´ ‘a ‘Epalahame ko e maʻoniʻoni. Ko e fakatonuhiaʻi ‘o ‘Epalahame ‘i heʻene tui´, ko e sīpinga ia ki heʻetau tui ki he toetuʻu ‘a Sisu Kalaisi, feilaulau ‘a e ‘Otua´ maʻa ‘etau angahala´, pea mo hono lau ‘e he ‘Otua´ ‘a e maʻoniʻoni ‘a Kalaisi kiate kitautolu ‘i he tui´ ‘ataʻatā (Loma 4:22-25).

pea ne tui. Ko ‘Epalahame ‘a e tamai ‘a e kau tui´ (Loma 4:11), pea ko kinautolu kotoa ‘oku tui´ ko e fanau ‘a ‘Epalahame (Kaletia 3:7).

maʻoniʻoni. vakai kia Hepelu 11:6-12

* study on the Attributes of God / ako ki he natula (ngaahi ‘ulungaanga) ‘o e ‘Otua *

GOD IS . . . (KO E ‘OTUA, ‘OKU . . )

GOD IS TRIUNE

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2 Corinthians 13:14)

Doctrine

Before we discuss the divine attributes—for God's triunity is not technically an "attribute” of God—we must keep in mind that when we speak of God, we are speaking of the Christian God, who is triune.

Ko e ‘Otua´ ko e Tolu-‘i he Taha

Ko e kelesi ‘a e ‘Eiki ko Sīsū Kalaisi, mo e ‘ofa ‘a e ‘Otua, mo e feohi ‘o e Laumālie Mā‘oni‘oni, ‘ofa ke ‘iate kimoutolu kotoa pē ia.

(2 Kolinito 13:13)

Tokāteline

Kimuʻa pea tau hoko atu ki heʻetau ako ki he ngaahi ‘ulungaanga faka-langi ‘o e ‘Otua´ - he ko e tuʻunga tolu-ʻi he-taha ‘o e ‘Otua´ ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha “ ‘ulungaanaga” ia ‘o e ‘Otua´ - kuopau ke tau manatu mo fakatokangaʻi, ko ‘etau lave ki he ‘Otua´, ‘oku tau takua ‘a e ‘Otua ‘o e  lotu faka-Kalisitiane´, ko e ‘Otua ko e Tolu-ʻi he-Taha (Tolu-tahaʻi-ʻOtua).