ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tokonaki Fepueli 26, 2022

THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL

KO E LAO´ MO E KOOSIPELI´

HEBREWS 1:1-2

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.

HEPELŪ 1:1-2

NA‘E fakakongokonga mo anga kehekehe ‘a e fai mu‘a ‘e he ‘Otua ‘ene folofola ki he Mātu‘a ‘i he kau Palōfita, ka ‘i he faka‘osi ‘o ono‘aho na‘a ne folofola kiate kitautolu ‘i ha ‘Alo; 2‘a e Toko Taha na‘a ne tu‘utu‘uni ko e ‘ea ‘e ‘o‘ona ‘a e me‘a kotoa pē, ‘a ia foki na‘e fou ai ‘ene ngaohi ‘a e ngaahi ‘univeesi;

 

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe    

The majority of men, blinded by the just judgement of God, have indeed never seriously considered what curse the Law subjects us to, nor why it has been ordained by God. And, as for the Gospel, they have nearly always thought that it was nothing other than a second Law, more perfect than the first. From this has come the erroneous distinction between precept and advice; there has followed, little by little, the total ruin of the benefit of Jesus Christ.

Now, we must besides consider these things. The Law and the Gospel have in common that they are both from the one true God, always consistent with Himself (Heb 1:1-2). We must not therefore think that the Gospel abolishes the essence of the Law. On the contrary, the Law establishes the essence of the Gospel (Rom 10:2-4). For both set before us the same God and the essence of the same righteousness (Rom 3:31), which resides in perfect love to God and our neighbour.

THEODORE BEZA

Ko e tokolahi ‘o e fa’ahinga ‘o e tangata, kuo fakakuihi ‘e he fakamaau ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘oku ‘ikai te nau fifili ki he mala’ia ‘oku nau tofanga ai koe’uhi ko e lao pea mo e tu’utu’uni ‘a e ‘Otua.  Pea ‘i he’ene fekau’aki mo e kosipeli, ‘oku nau pehe pe ko hano fakafo’ou pe ia ‘o e lao, ‘o leleiange ‘i he ‘uluaki.  Pea ‘oku tafe mei heni ‘a e tui hala hono fakafaikehekehe’i ‘o e lao pea mo e fale’i; pea mei heni ‘a e tohala ‘a e tokolahi mei he’enau a’usia ‘a e fakakoloa ‘o Sisu Kalaisi. 

Te tau vakai ki he me’a ni.  Ko e lao mo e kosipeli ‘oku na tatau, he ‘oku na fou loua mei he ‘Otua mo’oni, pea ‘oku ma’uma’uluta mo pau (Hepelu 1:1-2).  ‘Oku ‘ikai ke fakata’e’aonga’i ‘e he kosipeli ‘a e lao.  Ka ‘oku hoko ‘a e lao ko e makatu’unga ia mo e uho ‘o e kosipeli (Loma 10:2-4).  ‘Oku ‘omi loua ‘e he ongome’a ni ‘a e ‘Otua tatau pea mo e natula ‘o ‘ene ma’oni’oni (Loma 3:31), pea ‘oku fa’oaki ai ‘a e ‘ofa haohaoa ki he ‘Otua pea mo hotau kaunga’api.