ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tu’apulelulu Fepueli 24, 2022 

THE WORD OF LIFE

KO E FOLOFOLA ‘O E MO‘UI

JOHN 1:4

In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

SIONE 1:4

‘Ilonga ha me‘a kuo hoko mai na‘e nofo ‘i he toko taha ko ia ko e mo‘ui; pea ko e mo‘ui ko ia ‘a e maama ‘a e tangata

 

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe    

Just as the word life was interpreted differently from the meaning intended by the Evangelist, so was also the word light. There has been much foolish speculation as to how the Word of God in its divinity could be a light, which naturally shines and has always given light to the minds of men even among the heathen. Therefore the light of reason has been emphasized and based upon this passage of Scripture. These are all human, Platonic, and philosophical thoughts, which lead us away from Christ into ourselves; but the Evangelist wishes to lead us away from ourselves into Christ.

For he would not deal with the divine, almighty, and eternal Word of God, nor speak of it, otherwise than as flesh and blood that sojourned upon earth. He would not have us diffuse our thoughts among the creatures which He has created, so as to pursue Him, search for Him, and speculate about Him as the Platonic philosophers do; but he wishes to lead us away from Those vague and high-flown thoughts and bring us together in Christ.

MARTIN LUTHER

Hange pe ko hono fakatonulea’i ‘o e ‘uhinga ‘o e fo’ilea “mo’ui” ‘o kehekehe ‘i hono ngaue’aki ‘e he ‘Evangelioo´ (Sione), ‘oku tatau pe mo hono ngaue’aki ‘o e “maama”.  ‘Oku lahi ‘a e ngaahi fifili noa’ia fekau’aki mo e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘o taku ko e maama´, ‘oku pehe ‘oku ulo mo fakamaama ‘a e ‘atamai ‘a e tangata´ ‘o a’u pe ki he kau Hiteni´ (kau taʻelotu)  ‘Oku faka’uhinga’i leva ‘e he tokolahi ‘a e maama ‘oku ma’u ‘e he tangata´ ‘o makatu’unga ‘i he potu tohi ko ‘eni.  Ka ko e maama ‘o e ‘ilo fakaetangata´ mo e ngaahi poto fakafilosefa´, ‘oku nau tataki kitautolu meia Kalaisi ‘o ‘omi ki he kita´; ka ko e taumu’a ‘a e ‘Evangelio´ ke tataki kitautolu mei hotau kita´ ke hanga kia Kalaisi.

Kapau na’e ‘uhinga pe eni ki he maama fakaetangata, na’e ‘ikai ke to ‘a e fakamamafa ‘a Sione´ ‘i he ngaahi me’a fakalangi, mo lau’itaniti fekau’aki mo e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua.  ‘E ‘ikai te ne fakamamafa’i ‘a e fekumi ki he ‘Otua ‘o makatu’unga ‘i he ‘ilo faka’atamai pe kiate Ia ‘o fakatupu ai ‘a e ‘afungi ki he tangata; ka na’a ne faka’amu ‘e to’o ‘a e faka’uhinga fakaetangta ka ke ‘omi kitautolu ki he ngaahi mo’oni te tau taha ai mo Kalaisi.