ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Fepueli 22, 2022 

THE PRECEDENCE OF DOCTRINE

KO E FUNGANI ‘O E TOKĀTELINE

2 CORINTHIANS 2:17

Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit.

2 KOLINITO 2:17

He tala‘ehai ko ‘emau anga ke hangē ko e tokolahi ke hu‘i ‘a e folofola ‘a e ‘Otua: kaekehe, ko e anga ‘o ‘emau lea ‘ia Kalaisi, ko e lea ‘a ha taha ‘oku loto hanga taha, ko e lea ‘a ha taha ‘oku ha‘u tonu mei he ‘Otua, ko e mātu‘aki lea ‘i he ‘ao ‘o e ‘Otua.

 

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe    

Small faults grow into big faults. To tolerate a trifling error inevitably leads to crass heresy. The doctrine of the Bible is not ours to take or to allow liberties with. We have no right to change even a tittle of it. When it comes to life, we are ready to do, to suffer, to forgive anything our opponents demand as long as faith and doctrine remain pure and uncorrupt.

The apostle James says, "For whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” This passage supports us over against our critics, who claim that we disregard all charity to the great injury of the churches. We protest we desire nothing more than peace with all men. The pure doctrine takes precedence before charity, apostles, or an angel from heaven. Let others praise charity and concord to the skies; we magnify the authority of the Word and faith. Charity may be neglected at times without peril, but not the Word and faith. If we do not love God and His Word, what difference does it make if we love anything at all?

MARTIN LUTHER

Ko e ngaahi fehalaaki iiki´ ‘oku nau fakatupu ha fehālaaki ‘oku toe lahi ange.  Kapau te tau ta’e tokanga ki ha fehālaaki si’i ‘e iku ‘o ne fakatupu ha’atau ta’e tokanga ki ha tokateline fakahē ‘oku toe lahi ange.  Ko e tokateline ‘o e Tohitapu ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha me’a si’i ketau ta’etokanga ki ai.  ‘Oku ‘ikai ha’atau totonu ke liliu ha me’a mei ai.  ‘I he’etau mo’ui faka’aho, ‘oku malava pe ketau kataki’i mo fakamolemole’i ha me’a ‘e fakafepaki’i’aki kitautolu ‘e ha taha, kae’oua pe ko ha me’a te ne fakafepaki’i ‘etau tui mo e tokateline haohaoa ‘oku tau tu’u ai.

‘Oku talamai ‘e he ‘apositolo ko Semisi, “he ko ia kuo ne tauhi hono kotoa ‘o e lao, ka ne humu ‘i ha me’a ‘e taha, kuo ne mo’ua ki hono kotoa” (Semisi 2:10).  Ko e potutohi eni ‘oku ne malu’i kitautolu mei he kau fakaanga ‘oku nau pehe ‘oku ‘ikai ketau tokanga ki he ‘ofa.  Ka ‘oku tau tokana ke nofo melino mo e tokotaha kotoa.  Ka ‘i he taimi tatau ‘oku tau feinga ke malu’i ‘a e tokateline ‘oku mo’oni mo haohaoa, ‘o tatau ai pe  ‘e toe ha’u ha palofita, ‘apositolo, pe ko ha ‘angelo mei langi mo ha toe tokateline kehe.  Tuku ki he kakai ‘o mamani ke nau fakalangilangi’i ‘a e ‘ofa mo e tauhi vā ke tau ki langi; ‘oku tau fakahikihiki’i mo fakalangilangi’i ‘e kitautolu ‘a e mafai ‘o e Folofola pea mo e tui mo’oni.  ‘Oku malava pe ketau li’aki ‘a e ‘ofa mo e tauhi vā pea ‘e ‘ikai ketau mala’ia ai, ka ‘okapau te tau fakalahi pe to’o ha me’a mei he Folofola, ko e mala’ia ia.  Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ketau ‘ofa ki he ‘Otua mo ‘ene Folofola, ko e ha hano ‘aonga ketau ‘ofa ki ha me’a kehe.