ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Tokonaki Sanuali 15, 2022

STUDENTS OF THE WORD

KO E KAU AKO ‘I HE FOLOFOLA

For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.

EZRA 7:10

He kuo tuku ‘e ‘Ēsela ‘a hono loto ke feinga‘i ‘a e lao ‘a Sihova, pea ke fai ki ai, pea ke ako ki ‘Isileli hono tu‘utu‘uni mo e konisitūtone

‘ESELA 7:10

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe   

See to it that you have, in a sevenfold degree, light of a higher kind. You are to be, above all things, students of the Word of God; this, indeed, is a main point of your avocation [passion - work that one enjoys] If we do not study Scripture, and those books that will help us to understand theology, we are but wasting time while we pursue other researches. We should judge him to be a foolish fellow who, while preparing to be a physician, spent all his time in studying astronomy. There is a connection of some kind between stars and human bones, but a man could not learn much of surgery from Arcturus (red giant star) or Orion.

So, there is a connection between every science and religion, and I would advise you to obtain much general knowledge; but universal information will be a poor substitute for a special and

prayerful study of the Scriptures, and of the doctrines contained in the revelation of God.

CHARLES SPURGEON

Matu’aki tokanga mo ke hohoi ke ke ma’u ‘a e maama ko ‘eni, pea ke liunga fitu.  Feinga malohi, ‘o laka ange ‘i ha toe me’a, ke ke hoko ko ha tamasi’i mo ha ta’ahine ako ‘o e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua.  ‘Io, ke hoko ia ko ho’o manako mo ho’o kaveing ngaue.  Kapau ‘e ‘ikai te tau ako ki he Folofola, mo lau ‘a e ngaahi tohi ketau mahino’i ‘a e ngaahi tokateline ‘i he Folofola, ‘oku molenoa hotau taimi ‘i he ngaahi feinga kehekehe ‘oku tau fai.  Te tau lau ha taha ‘oku ako toketa, kae fakamoleki ‘e ia hono taimi ke ako ki he ‘asitalonoma.  ‘Oku ‘i ai pe ‘a e fekau’aki ‘a e ngaahi fetu’u mo e ngaahi hui ‘i he sino ‘o e tangata, ka ‘e ‘ikai ke ako toketa ha taha ‘i he’ene nofo ‘o siofi ‘a e ngaahi fetu’u mo e ngaahi palanite ‘o e ‘otu langi.

‘Oku ‘i ai pe ‘a e fekau’aki ‘a e ngaahi saienisi mo e ako ki he ‘Otua, pea ‘oku taau ketau ma’u ha ngaahi ‘ilo fakalukufua ki he ‘univeesi; ka ko e ngaahi ‘ilo me’a kehekehe ki he ‘univeesi mo e ngaahi me’a kehekehe ‘o e ‘atakai, ‘e ‘ikai te ne fetongi ‘o ho’o taimi nofo ai ki he Folofola mo ho’o lotu lilo, pea mo e ngaahi tokateline ‘oku fakaha ‘e he ‘Otua kiate koe ‘i ho’omo feohi.