Monite Siulai 26, 2021
sio fakamama‘u ki he Takimu‘a ‘i he tui mo hono Fakaa‘u...‘a Sīsū
Jesus, the founder and
perfecter of our faith
Hepelu 12 (Hebrews 12)
GOD IS . . . (KO E ‘OTUA´, ‘OKU . . )
5. GOD IS ETERNAL
KO E ‘OTUA´ ‘OKU LAUʻITANITI
Doctrine
Tokāteline
Application (Ko Hono
Fakahoko mai ki he mo‘ui)
Naʻe pehē ‘e Tomasi Kutine, ko e kau fai kovi´, te nau tofanga ‘i ha
mamahi lahi he “ko e laumālie ‘o e
angahala ‘i heli´ . . . te ne ‘iloʻi ‘e ‘ikai te ne ‘osiki ‘a e fakamamahi te
ne aʻusia´, pe te ne toe maʻu ha mālōlō pe te ne toe lava ke kalo mei he tautea
‘e hilifaki kiate ia ‘e he ‘Otua moʻui´.” Ko e mamahi pe te ne ‘iloʻi, he
ko e tautea mamafa ‘a e ‘Otua´ ‘oku ‘ikai toe ngata. Ko e ‘uhinga ia, ‘e moʻui
mamahi taʻe toe ngata ai pe ‘a e angahala´, ‘e nofo maʻu kiate ia ‘a e
fakamamahi ‘o e momēniti ko ia´, pea ‘e pehepehē ai pe ‘o taʻengata.
Ko e meʻa pe ‘oku lava ‘e he meʻafakatupu´ ke fai ‘i heli´ ko e kape ki
he ‘Otua´, he ‘oku ‘ikai toe ‘i ai ha lelei ‘iate ia ke ne fakahikihikiʻi ‘aki ‘a
e ‘Otua´. Pea ko hono ola´, ko hono tautea´i ta´egata ai pe ‘o e angahala´. Ko
e tuʻunga lauʻitaniti ‘o e ‘Otua´, fakataha mo e loto angatuʻu ‘a e angahala´
ki he ‘Otua´, kuopau ai ke ‘i ai ha potu ke fai ai hono tauteaʻi taʻengata´. Ko
e moʻoni ko eni, ‘o e tautea mo e fakamamahi taʻengata ‘o e kau angahala´ (‘a ‘enau
kape taʻe mālōlō ki he ‘Otua´), ‘oku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau malangaʻi mo tapou
malohi ki he tangata, fefine mo e fanau kotoa ke nau hola kiate Ia naʻa ne kātakiʻi
‘a e heli ‘o e kolosi´ ka tau hao ai (2 Kolinito 5:11-21).
Kapau ‘oku ke tui moʻoni ki he kolosi ‘o Kalaisi´, pea kuopau ke ke
mateuteu ke ke tali ‘a e moʻoni ‘o heli´. Kapau ‘oku ke tui ‘oku moʻoni ‘a e
heli, pea ‘oku mahulu hake hoʻo fakamālōo´, naʻe ‘i ai ‘a e kolosi naʻe fua ‘e
Kalaisi!
According to Thomas Goodwin, in hell the wicked will despair, for the "wretched soul in hell ... finds that
it shall not outlive that misery, nor yet can it find one space or moment of
time of freedom and intermission, having for ever to do with him who is the
living God." The wicked will be miserable, because God's wrath never
ceases for them. For that reason, the wicked will exist in total dread,
tormented by what they experience not just in the present moment but also
forever.
The only response of the creature in hell will be to blaspheme God since
there will be no goodness in them with which to praise God. As a result, there
can be no end to the sinner's punishment. God's eternality, coupled with the
sinner's perpetual blasphemy against him, demands an eternal place of torment.
The concept of ever-increasing eternal despair for damned sinners continually
blaspheming God gives us every reason to persuade men, women, and children to
flee to the One who endured hellish despair on the cross for others (2 Cor.
5:11-21).
If you really believe in the cross of Christ, then you must accept the
reality of hell. If you believe that hell exists, then you are beyond thankful
that there was a cross for Christ.
Matthew Henry's
Concise Commentary on the Bible
(v. 1-2)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also
lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with
endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and
perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the
cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of
God.
(v. 1-2) ‘AUA, pea
ko e me‘a ‘i he kāpui ‘a kitautolu ‘e ha ‘ao kau fakamo‘oni ‘oku fu‘u pehē fau,
ko ia ke tau hu‘ihu‘i ‘a e fakamamafa kotoa pē, mo e angahala ‘oku tau
mo‘uangofua ki ai, pea tau kītaki atu ‘etau lele he fakapuepue kuo tala humaki
mai kiate kitautolu; ‘o tau sio fakamama‘u atu ki he Takimu‘a ‘i he tui mo hono
Fakaa‘u, ‘io, ‘a Sīsū; ‘a ia, ko e me‘a ke ne ma‘u ‘a e fiefia na‘e tala humaki
kiate ia, ko ia na‘a ne kātaki ‘a e mate kalusefai, na‘e ‘ikai te ne toka‘i
hono fakamaa‘i, pea kuo ne nofo hifo foki mei he to‘omata‘u ‘o e taloni ‘o e
‘Otua.
* An exhortation to be constant and persevere, The example of Christ is
set forth, and the gracious design of God in all the sufferings believers
endured. (1-11) Peace and holiness are recommended, with cautions against
despising spiritual blessings. (12-17) The New Testament dispensation is shown
to be much more excellent than the Old. (18-29)
1-11 The
persevering obedience of faith in Christ, was the race set before the Hebrews,
wherein they must either win the crown of glory, or have everlasting misery for
their portion; and it is set before us. By the sin that does so easily beset
us, understand that sin to which we are most prone, or to which we are most
exposed, from habit, age, or circumstances. This is a most important
exhortation; for while a man's darling sin, be it what it will, remains
unsubdued, it will hinder him from running the Christian race, as it takes from
him every motive for running, and gives power to every discouragement. When
weary and faint in their minds, let them recollect that the holy Jesus
suffered, to save them from eternal misery. By stedfastly looking to Jesus, their
thoughts would strengthen holy affections, and keep under their carnal desires.
Let us then frequently consider him. What are our little trials to his agonies,
or even to our deserts? What are they to the sufferings of many others? There
is a proneness in believers to grow weary, and to faint under trials and
afflictions; this is from the imperfection of grace and the remains of
corruption. Christians should not faint under their trials. Though their
enemies and persecutors may be instruments to inflict sufferings, yet they are
Divine chastisements; their heavenly Father has his hand in all, and his wise
end to answer by all. They must not make light of afflictions, and be without
feeling under them, for they are the hand and rod of God, and are his rebukes
for sin. They must not despond and sink under trials, nor fret and repine, but
bear up with faith and patience. God may let others alone in their sins, but he
will correct sin in his own children. In this he acts as becomes a father. Our
earthly parents sometimes may chasten us, to gratify their passion, rather than
to reform our manners. But the Father of our souls never willingly grieves nor
afflicts his children. It is always for our profit. Our whole life here is a
state of childhood, and imperfect as to spiritual things; therefore we must
submit to the discipline of such a state. When we come to a perfect state, we
shall be fully reconciled to all God's chastisement of us now. God's correction
is not condemnation; the chastening may be borne with patience, and greatly
promote holiness. Let us then learn to consider the afflictions brought on us
by the malice of men, as corrections sent by our wise and gracious Father, for
our spiritual good.
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