ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Sapate Sanuali 2, 2022

ALL POWER RESTS ON THE WORD

KO E MAFAI KOTOA ‘OKU ‘I HE FOLOFOLA´

ROMANS 1:16 

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes; first the Jew, then to the Gentile.

LOMA 1:16

He tala‘ehai ‘oku ou maa‘i ‘a e Kōsipeli: he ko e ivi ia ‘o e ‘Otua ‘oku ngāue ki he fakamo‘ui ‘iate ia fuli pē ‘oku tui; ‘o mu‘a ki he Siu, ka ki he Kalisi foki

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe   

This is the kingdom of Christ: it is thus that He reigns, so that all power stands and rests upon the Word of God. And those who hear and believe this Word belong to this kingdom: which Word becomes so powerful, that it affects all things that are necessary for man and brings all good things which might be desired: for it is the power of God which can and may save

all who believe on it, as Paul saith. Wherefore, if thou believe that Christ died to deliver thee from all misery, and if thou cleave to that Word, it is so sure and certain that no creature can overthrow it. And as no creature can subvert the Word, so no one can harm thee, since thou believest on it. And thou wilt with the Word conquer sin, death, the devil, and hell; and thus thou wilt come and be drawn into that state where the Word itself is; that is, into eternal peace, joy, and life. And, to be brief, thou wilt be made partaker of all the blessings that are contained in the Word: this kingdom, therefore, is wonderful.

(MARTIN LUTHER)

Ko e pule’anga eni ‘o Kalaisi´:  pea ko e tu’unga eni ‘oku Ne pule fakatu’i ai, ko e mafai kotoa pe ‘oku tu’u pea fakamalumalu ‘i he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua.  Pea ko kinautolu ‘oku nau fanongo mo tui ki he Folofola ko eni´, ‘oku nau kau ki he pule’anga ko ‘eni:  pea ‘i he tupu fakautuutu ‘a e ivi ‘o e Folofola´, ‘oku ne kāpui ‘a e tapa kotoa ‘o e mo’ui ‘a e tangata´ pea ‘oku ne ‘omi ‘a e koloa lelei kotoa pe ‘oku ne hohoi ki ai:  he ko e mafai ia ‘o e ‘Otua ke ne fakamo’ui ‘a kinautolu ‘oku tui, ‘o hange ko e fakamatala ‘a Paula. 

Ko ia ai, kapau ‘oku ke tui na’e pekia ‘a Kalaisi, ‘o ne fakahaofi koe mei he ngaahi kovi fulipe, pea kapau te ke pikitai ki he Folofola ko ia, ‘oku matu’aki tuʻu maʻu ‘a e palomesi ko ‘eni´; ‘e ‘ikai lava ‘e ha me’a mo’ui ke ne ikuna’i.  Pea kapau ‘oku ‘ikai lava ‘e ha me’a mo’ui ke ne tau’i ‘a e Folofola´, pea ‘e ‘ikai lava ‘e ha taha ke ne uesia koe, koe’uhi kuo tuʻu ho’o falala´ ‘i ai.  Te ke malava foki ke ke ikuna’i ‘a angahala ‘o fou ‘i he Folofola´, mo mate, mo e tevolo´, pea mo heli; pea ko ia ai, ke tohoaki mai koe ki ha tu’unga ‘e hoko ‘a e Folofola´, ko ho’o melino, fiefia, mo ho’o mo’ui.  ‘I hono fakakātoa´, te ke kaunga ‘inasi ‘i he ngaahi tapuaki ‘oku ma’u ‘i he Folofola:  ‘io, ko e pule’anga ko ‘eni´, ko ha pule’anga fakaofo fau.

(MARTIN LUTHER)