Sapate Siulai 18, 2021
ki he fofonga ‘o ia ‘oku tau fakamaau ki ai.
to whom we must give
account.
Hepelu 4 (Hebrews 4)
(v. 12-13) He
ko e folofola ‘a e ‘Otua, ko e koto mo‘ui mo e koto mālohi, pea māsila ange ‘i
ha heletā fakatoumata fua pē; ‘o ne ‘asi atu ‘o maioio‘i ‘a e loto mo e
laumālie, ‘io, hono ngaahi hokonga mo e uho; pea ‘oku ne vavanga‘i ‘a e ngaahi
holi mo e fakakaukau ‘o e loto. Pea ‘oku ‘ikai ha me‘a kuo ngaohi ‘e ta‘e‘ata
pē ki he ‘Ene ‘Afio: ka ‘oku telefua mo tokaima‘ananga ‘a e me‘a kotoa pē ki he
fofonga ‘o ia ‘oku tau fakamaau ki ai.
(v. 12-13) For
the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and
discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden
from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we
must give account.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the
Bible
‘Oku faka’ai’ai kitautolu ki he mo’ui
fakatōkilalo mo e ‘apasia (manavahē) telia na’a tau tōmui ‘i he’ene palomesi ‘o
e mālōlō (1-10). ‘Oku faka’ali mai ‘a e ‘uhinga mo e loto ke fai ‘aki ‘etau tui
mo ‘etau hu ki he ‘ao ‘o e ‘Otua (11-16).
* Humble, cautious fear is urged, lest any
should come short of the promised rest, through unbelief. (1-10) Arguments and
motives to faith and hope in our approaches to God. (11-16)
Verses 1-10
The privileges we have under the gospel,
are greater than any had under the law of Moses, though the same gospel for
substance was preached under both Testaments. There have been in all ages many
unprofitable hearers; and unbelief is at the root of all unfruitfulness under
the word. Faith in the hearer is the life of the word. But it is a painful
consequence of partial neglect, and of a loose and wavering profession, that
they often cause men to seem to come short. Let us then give diligence, that we
may have a clear entrance into the kingdom of God. As God finished his work,
and then rested from it, so he will cause those who believe, to finish their
work, and then to enjoy their rest. It is evident, that there is a more
spiritual and excellent sabbath remaining for the people of God, than that of
the seventh day, or that into which Joshua led the Jews. This rest is, a rest
of grace, and comfort, and holiness, in the gospel state. And a rest in glory,
where the people of God shall enjoy the end of their faith, and the object of
all their desires. The rest, or sabbatism, which is the subject of the
apostle's reasoning, and as to which he concludes that it remains to be
enjoyed, is undoubtedly the heavenly rest, which remains to the people of God,
and is opposed to a state of labour and trouble in this world. It is the rest
they shall obtain when the Lord Jesus shall appear from heaven. But those who
do not believe, shall never enter into this spiritual rest, either of grace
here or glory hereafter. God has always declared man's rest to be in him, and
his love to be the only real happiness of the soul; and faith in his promises,
through his Son, to be the only way of entering that rest.
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