Monite 18 Sanuali 2021
For I have
known him
He kuo u fili ia
Senesi 18 (Genesis 18)
(v. 19) For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him. (ESV)
(v. 19) He kuo u fili ia koe‘uhi ā ke ne fekau ‘ene fānau mo hono ‘api ‘amui, ke nau tauhi ‘a e ‘alunga ‘o Sihova, mo nau faitotonu mo tauhi tu‘utu‘uni, koe‘uhi kae ‘omi ‘e Sihova kia ‘Epalahame ‘a e me‘a kuo ne tala‘ofa kiate ia.
*Commentary: The
Reformation Study Bible*
I have chosen
him, that he may.
The Hb. here means "chosen in love."
The purpose of God's sovereign and
gracious election is that His people will
be holy and righteous in His sight (Eph. 1:4).
that the LORD ... what he has promised. Those promises claimed by Abraham in faith must be claimed by his descendants as well. Their hope in God's covenant will be demonstrated by their covenant obedience. God's plan will be realized through the covenant faithfulness of His people (22:18; 26:4,5).
He kuo u fili ia. Ko e liliu lea mei he lea faka-Hepelū ‘oku ‘uhinga ko e “filiʻi tuʻunga ‘i he ‘ofa´”. Ko e taumuʻa ‘a e ‘Otua´ ‘i heʻene Aoniu´ mo e fai manavaʻofa ‘a ‘Ene Fili´, ke hoko ‘a ‘ene kakai´ ‘o maʻoniʻoni mo angatonu ‘i hono ‘ao´ (‘Efeso 1:4).
‘omi ‘e Sihova...‘a e me‘a kuo ne tala‘ofa. Ko e ngaahi palomesi naʻe puke ki ai ‘a ‘Epalahame´, kuopau ke puke ki ai mo hono hako´. Ko ‘enau ‘amanaki ki he kovinanite ‘a e ‘Otua´, kuopau ke fakahaaʻi ia ‘i heʻenau talangofua kiate Ia koeʻuhi´ ko ‘ene kovinanite´. Ko e palani ‘a e ‘Otua´ ‘e fakaeʻa ia ‘i he faitōnunga ‘a hono kakai´ koeʻuhi´ ko ‘ene kovinanite (22:18; 26:4-5).
* 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...
In the Godhead, there are three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. But God is one, and this one God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We cannot deny this doctrine of the Trinity. We must hold to the unity of the divine essence (i.e., God's "whatness," or being) as well as the distinction of persons.
‘I he ‘Uluʻi-‘Otua´, ‘oku ‘i ai ha pesona ‘e toko tolu: ko e Tamai, ko e ‘Alo, mo e Laumalie Maʻoniʻoni. ‘Oku ‘Otua ‘a e Tamai´, ‘oku ‘Otua ‘a e ‘Alo´, pea ‘oku ‘Otua ‘a e Laumalie Maʻoniʻoni. ‘E ‘ikai te tau
fakaʻikaiʻi ‘a e tokāteline ‘o e Tulinitīi´ (Tolu-tahaʻi-‘Otua´). Kuopau ke tau pukemaʻu ki he fāʻūtaha ‘o e uho faka-ʻOtua´ (ko e hā ‘a e ‘elito ‘ e ‘Otua´) pea mo e makehekehe ‘o e kau pēsona´.
This passage highlight God's holiness, His righteousness. He chose Abraham for Himself as a people set apart for righteousness to walk in His ways and His blessings will follow as promised.
ReplyDeleteI would like to quote a passage. ..."The biblical word holy has two distinct meanings. The primary meaning is "apartness" or "otherness". When we say that His us holy, we call attention to the profound difference between Him and all creatures. It refers to God's transcendent majesty. His august superiority, by virtue of which He is worthy of our honor, revenrence, adoration, and worship. He is "other" or different from us in His glory. When the Bible speaks of holy objects or holy people or holy time, it refers to things that have been set apart, consecrated, or made different by the touch of God upon then. The ground where Moses stood near the burning bush was holy ground because God was present there in a special way. It was the nearness of the divine that made the ordinary suddenly extraordinary and the common, uncommon.
The secondary meaning of holy refers to God's pure and righteous actions. God does what is right. He never does what is wrong. God always acts in a righteous manner because His nature is holy. Thus, we can distinguish between the internal righteousness of God (His holy nature) and the external righteousness of God (His actions). Because God is holy, He is both great and good. There is no evil mixed in with His goodness. When we are called to be holy, it does not mean that we share in God's divine majesty, but that we are to be different from our normal fallen sinfulness. We are called to mirror and reflect the moral character and activity of God. We are to imitate His goodness. We are called to be holy- to reflect God's righteoussness and purity. "R. C SPROUL 'Essentials Truths of the Christian Faith.
Thank you ‘Alisi for sharing. Hope our readers would take advantage of this. I purposely, give “bite size” info on the A.M. since we have a wide range of ages. But serious students (like yourself) will dig deeper. We will get to a wider scope of each topic in due course.
DeleteMuch appreciate your passion for theology. The goal is to get everyone to go deeper. Praise the Lord for Godly men & women who have gone before and left us treasures to mine.🙏🏽
I would like to contribute in the study of the Triunity of God. I understand and accept that we will not fully behold the difficulty in the mystery of the Trinity. However we are also not ignorant of what God has revealed to us.
ReplyDelete"The word Trinity is used in an effort to define the fullness of the Godhead both in terms of His unity and diversity. The historic formulation of the Trinity is that God is one in essence and three in person. Though the formula is mysterious and even paradoxical, it is in no way contradictory. The unity of the Godhead is affirmed in terms of essence or being, while the diversity of the Godhead is expressed in terms of person. Though the term Trinity is not found in the Bible, the concept is clearly there. On the one hand the Bible strongly affirms that unity of God (Deuteronomy 6:4). On the other hand the Bible clearly affirms the full deity of the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The church has rejected the heresies of modalism and tritheism. Modalism denies the distinction of persons within the Godhead, claiming that Father, Son and Holy Spirit are just ways in which God expresses Himself. Tritheism, on the other hand, falsely declares that there are three beings who together make up God. The term person does not mean a distinction in essence but a different subsistence in the Godhead. A subsistence in the Godhead is a 'real' difference but not an 'essential' difference in the sense of a difference in being. Each person subsists or exists "under" the pure essence of deity. Subsistence is a difference within the scope of being, not a separate being or essence. All persons in the Godhead have all the attributes of deity. There is also a distinction in the work done by each member of the Trinity. The work of salvation is in one sense common to all three persons of the Trinity. Yet in the manner of activity, there are differing operations assumed by the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Father initiates creation and redemption: the Son redeems thr creation and the Holy Spirit regenerates and sanctifies, applying redemption to believers. The Trinity does not refer to parts of God or even to roles. Human analogies such as one man who is a father, son, and a husband fail to capture the mystery of the nature of God. The doctrine of the Trinity does not fully explain the mysterious character of God. Rather, it sets the boundaries outside of which we must not step. It defines the limits of our finite reflection. It demands that we be faithful to the biblical revelation that in one sense God is one and in a different sense He is three. Summary: The doctrine of the Trinity affirms the triunity of God. The doctrine of the Trinity is not a contradiction: God is one in essence and three in person. The Bible affirms both the oneness of God and the deity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Trinity is distinguished by the work assumed by the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The doctrine of the Trinity sets limits of human speculation about the nature of God. " - Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, R.C.Sproul.
The word that comes to mind is legacy. What I did yesterday is what brought me here today, and what I do today will determine the future. Abraham's descendent received blessings because of his faith. What legacy do I want to leave and pass on to my future generations? I know one of those things is to"command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring blessings".
ReplyDeleteMalo Peni. True. Tuku ha fakamo’oni mo ha fakamanatu ‘o e mo’ui lotu na’a ke fou mai ai.
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