Monite Sepitema 20, 2021
Pea folofola ‘a Sīsū kiate ia, Ke ke fafanga si‘eku fanga sipi
“Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.”
Sione 21 (John 21)
(v. 15-19) Pea kuo fai leva ‘enau pelekifasi, pea me‘a ‘e Sīsū kia Saimone Pita, Saimone, foha ‘o Sione, ‘oku ke ‘ofa kiate au ‘o lahi ‘i ha‘anautolu ni? Pea ne pehē ki ai, ‘Io, ‘Eiki; ‘oku ke mea‘i ‘oku ou ‘ofa mo‘oni kiate koe. Pea ne folofola ki ai, Fafanga si‘eku fanga lami. Pea ne toe me‘a kiate ia, ko hono tu‘o ua, Saimone, foha ‘o Sione, ‘oku ke ‘ofa kiate au? Pea ne pehē kiate ia, ‘Io, ‘Eiki; ‘oku ke mea‘i ‘oku ou ‘ofa mo‘oni kiate koe. Pea ne folofola ki ai, Tauhi ‘eku fanga sipi. Pea ne me‘a kiate ia, ko hono tu‘o tolu, Saimone, foha ‘o Sione, ‘oku ke ‘ofa mo‘oni kiate au? Pea mamahi ‘a Pita ‘i he tu‘o tolu ‘ene pehē mai, ‘Oku ke ‘ofa kiate au? Pea ne pehē ange, ‘Eiki, ‘oku ke ‘afio‘i ‘a e me‘a kotoa pē; ‘oku ke mea‘i ‘oku ou ‘ofa mo‘oni kiate koe. Pea folofola ‘a Sīsū kiate ia, Ke ke fafanga si‘eku fanga sipi. Ko au ē, ko au ē, ‘oku ou tala atu, ‘I ho‘o talavou na‘a ke ‘ai ‘e koe ho no‘o, pea ke ‘eve‘eva ki ha potu pē te ke loto ki ai; ka ‘oka ke ka motu‘a, te ke mafao atu ho ongo nima, kae nono‘o koe ‘e ha taha kehe, pea te ne fua koe ki ha potu ‘oku ‘ikai te ke loto ki ai. Na‘a ne lea pehē, ko ‘ene fakatatau atu ‘a e anga ‘o e mate‘anga te ne fakaongoongolelei ai ‘a e ‘Otua. Pea hili ‘ene lea ko ia, na‘a ne folofola kiate ia, Muimui mai kiate au.
(v. 15-19) When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.”
GOD IS . . . (KO E ‘OTUA´, ‘OKU . . )
7. GOD IS INDEPENDENT
Ko e ‘OTUA´ ‘oku TAU‘ATAINA
Tokāteline
‘Oku fai ‘e ‘Anisema ‘a e fakamatala tatau:
‘Oku ‘ikai ke tupu ‘a e Natula Taupotu tahaa mei ha toe taha kehe, pe ke toe holo hono tu’unga ‘o’ona ‘i ha toe taimi ange ‘amui. Ko ia, ai ‘oku ‘ikai fakatupu mai ‘a e Natula Taupotu tahaa meiate Ia, pea mei ha taha kehe; pe ‘e fakatupu mai ‘e he me’a ko iaa pe mei ha me’a kehe; pe te ne tokonia ia; pe ‘e tokonia ia ‘e ha me’a kehe ke hoko mai talu mei mu’a.
Ko e tau’ataina ‘a e ‘Otuaa, ‘a ‘Ene fe’unga. Mei he’ene fe’unga, ‘oku fou mei ai ‘a e ngaahi me’a’ofa ke tuha mo natula mo tu’anatula, pea ke fakaai ‘a e me’amo’ui kotoa pe ‘e fakatupu mai. KO e Tamai, ‘Alo mo e Laumalie Ma’oni’oni ‘oku nau fakaai ‘a ‘enau ngaagi fiema’u kotoa. Pea koe’uhi ‘oku nau fakahoko eni ‘i honau tu’unga lau’itani mo ta’eliliu ‘o fou ‘i he felaatani ‘a e ‘ofa, ‘oku malava ke nau fakaai ‘a e kakai kehe ‘i he feohi ‘a e ‘ofa. Kapau ‘oku ‘i ai ha ngaahi mamani kilukilua ‘oku fonu ai ‘a e naahi me’a mo’ui fonu ‘ofa pehe ni, ‘o fakataumu’a kotoa ‘enau fiefia ‘i he ‘Otua, te ne mafeia ke tapuekina kotoa kinautolu ‘o tatau pe mo ha’ane tapuaki’i ha toko taha.
Doctrine
Anselm offers a similar take:
But, in no wise does the supreme Nature exist through another, nor is it later or less than itself or anything else. Therefore, the supreme Nature could be created neither by itself, nor by another; nor could itself or any other be the matter whence it should be created; nor did it assist itself in any way; nor did anything assist it to be what it was not before.
God's independence is his sufficiency. From his self-sufficiency are enough gifts, both natural and supernatural, to satisfy all creatures that shall ever come into existence. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit all satisfy each other. Because they eternally and unchangeably do so in loving communion, they can satisfy others with whom they commune in love. If there were infinite worlds of loving creatures, all desiring happiness in God, he could as easily bless all as he could one.
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