ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Puleulu Ma’asi 2, 2022

GOSPEL DOCTRINE

KO E TOKATELINE ‘O E KOSIPELI

JOHN 20:31

These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

SIONE 20:31

ka kuo tohi ‘eni koe‘uhi ke mou tui KO SĪSŪ KO E MĪSAIA IA, KO E ‘ALO ‘O E ‘OTUA: pea ‘i ho‘omou tui ke mou ma‘u mo‘ui ‘i hono HUAFA.

 

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe    

They have omitted nothing of that which is necessary to salvation. And when we say that the apostles and evangelists have faithfully recorded all the doctrine of the Gospel, we understand they have truly added nothing of their own as far as the substance of the doctrine is concerned, but they have obeyed with precision and simplicity what the Lord had said to them: “Go, preach all that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:20).

 

Saint Paul (Acts 20:27; Galatians 1:9) and Saint Peter (1 Peter 1:25) testify how conscientious they have been and how particular in this area. That is why Saint Jerome, writing on this subject, says, "Chatter and babbling must not be believed without the authority of Holy Scripture." And Saint Augustine says even more clearly, "It is true that the Lord Jesus did many things which have not all been written down; for the Evangelist himself testifies that Jesus Christ said and did much that has not been written down. But God has chosen to have written down those things which are sufficient for the salvation of those who believe."

 

THEODORE BEZA

 

‘Oku ‘ikai ha me’a na’e ta’e hiki (lekooti) mai felave’i mo hotau fakamo’ui. Pea kapau ‘oku tau pehē na’e faitotonu ‘a e kau ‘apositolo mo e kau ‘evangelio ‘i hono lekooti mo hono hiki ‘o e ngaahi tokateline ‘o e Kosipeli, pea ‘oku malava pe ke tau pehē, na’e ‘ikai te nau toe tānaki ha me’a kehe ki ai, ka na’u nau talangofua pau ki he fekau ‘a e ‘Eiki; “ako‘i kinautolu ke tauhi ‘a e ngaahi me‘a kotoa pē kuo u tu‘utu‘uni atu” (Matiu 28:20).

 

Ko e ngaahi lau eni ‘a Paula fekau’aki mo ‘ene taukave ma’ae koosipeli:  “He na‘e ‘ikai te u taetae ‘a e finangalo ‘o e ‘Otua ka na‘a ku fakahā atu hono kotoa” (Ngaue 20:27);  “Hangē ko ‘emau lea mu‘a, ko ia ‘oku ou toe tala ni, kapau ‘e malanga‘aki atu ‘e ha taha ha kōsipeli ‘oku makehe atu mo ia na‘a mou ma‘u, ke ne hoko ko e mala‘ia” (Kaletia 1:9). Pea ko e lau eni ‘a Pita:  (1 Pita 1:25 - “Pea ko ia ia ‘a e folofola ne ‘atu kiate kimoutolu ‘i he malanga‘aki ‘o e Kōsipeli” (1 Pita 1:25). Na’a na fakaha mahino ‘ena tukupa ki he kosipeli totonu mo mo’oni. Ko e ‘uhinga ia na’e pehee ai ‘e he taha ‘o e kau takimu’a ‘o e siasi, “ko e ngaahi valau mo e longoa’a kehekehe ‘a e kakai, ‘oku ‘ikai totonu ke tali ‘okapau ‘oku ‘ikai makatu’unga ‘i he mafai ‘o e Folofola ma’oni’oni.” Na’e toe mahino ange ‘a e lea ‘a ‘Akositaine he‘ene pehee, “‘Oku mo’oni na’e lahi ‘a e ngaahi me’a na’e fai ‘e Sisu Kalaisi na’e ‘ikai ke hiki; he na’e ‘osi talamai ‘e he ‘evangelio ko Sione;  na‘e lahi foki mo e ngaahi ngāue mana ne feia ‘e Sīsū ‘i he ‘ao ‘o e kau ako, ‘a ia kuo ‘ikai tohi; ka na’e filifili pe ‘e he ‘Otua ke hiki ‘a e ngaahi me’a na’e fe’unga mo taau ke ma’u ai ‘a e fakamo’ui ‘o kinautolu te nau tui.”