ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tokonaki Ma’asi 5, 2022

HOLINESS THROUGH THE WORD

MA’ONI’ONI FOU ‘I HE FOLOFOLA

1 PETER 1:14-15

As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.

1 PITA 1:14-15

Fai ‘o ngali mo ha fānau talangofua, ‘o ‘oua te mou tuku kimoutolu ke anga ki ho‘omou ngaahi holi mu‘a, fai ‘i he ta‘e‘ilo; ka mou anga ki he Toko Taha Mā‘oni‘oni ne ne ui kimoutolu, ‘o mou hoko kimoutolu foki ko e mā‘oni‘oni ‘i ho‘omou tō‘onga kotoa pē

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe    

Ministers of the Gospel, public officials, parents, children, masters, servants, etc., are true saints when they take Christ for their wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, and when they fulfill the duties of their several vocations according to the standard of God's Word and repress the lust and desires of the flesh by the Spirit.

Not everybody can resist temptations with equal facilities. Imperfections are bound to show up. But this does not prevent them from being holy. Their unintentional lapses are forgiven if they pull themselves together by faith in Christ. God forbid that we should sit in hasty judgment on those who are weak in faith and life, as long as they love the Word of God and make use of the Supper of the Lord.

I thank God that He has permitted me to see (what as a monk I so earnestly desired to see) not one but many saints, whole multitudes of true saints.

MARTIN LUTHER

Ko e kau faifekau ‘o e koosipeli, kau taki faka-pule’anga, ngaahi matu’a, fanau, kau pule ngaue, kau sevaniti mo ha toe taha pe,.. Ko e kau ma’oni’oni kinautolu ‘i he’enau ma’u ‘a Kalaisi ko honau poto’anga, ma’oni’oni, fakahaohaoa mo honau huhu’i - ‘io, mo ‘enau fakahoko honau ngaahi tufakanga kehekehe ‘o tuha mo honau ui, ‘o fakatatau ki he Folofola, mo ‘enau lolomi ‘a e holi honau kakato ‘o fou ‘i he Laumalie.

‘Oku ‘ikai tu’unga tatau ‘a e kalisitiane ‘i hono tali teke’i ‘a e ‘ahi’ahi ‘oku fepaki mo ia. Ko e tonounou kuopau ke hoko. Ka ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha me’a ia ke ta’e lau ai kinautolu ‘i he tuʻunga ‘o e kau mo’ui ma’oni’oni. Ko ‘enau humu ‘i he fononga ‘oku fakamolemole’i kapau ‘oku tau toe tu’u hake ‘i he tui ‘a Kalaisi. ‘Oua te tau vave pe ke fakamaau’i ha ni’ihi kuo nau to pe vaivai ‘i he mo’ui faka-lotu, ‘o kapau ‘oku nau hohoi ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua pea nau tali ‘a e ‘ohomohe fakalaumalie mo e ‘Eiki.

‘Oku ou fakafeta’i ‘i hono faka’ataa au ‘e he ‘Otua ke u mamata (ko ha me’a na’a ku faka’amu ki ai ‘i he’eku nofo monike) ki ha kau ma’oni’oni tokolahi ‘i he fononga’anga.