ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Puleulu Ma’asi 9, 2022

THE WORD OF GOD ABIDES

‘OKU TU’ULOA ‘A E FOLOFOLA ‘A E ‘OTUA

ISAIAH 40:8

The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.

‘Aisea 40:8

‘Oku mae ‘a e mohuku, ‘oku maheikau ‘a e fisi: ka ko e folofola ‘a hotau ‘Otua ‘e tu‘u ‘o ta‘engata.

 

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe    

When I first took over the defense of the Gospel, I remembered what a colleague said to me; “I like it well”, he said, “that the doctrine which you proclaim gives glory to God alone and none to man. For never can too much glory, goodness, and mercy be ascribed unto God.” These words of the worthy doctor comforted and confirmed me. The Gospel is true because it deprives men of all glory, wisdom, and righteousness and turns over all honor to the Creator alone. It is safer to attribute too much glory unto God than unto man.

You may argue that the church and the fathers are holy. Yet the church is compelled to pray, “Forgive us our trespasses." I am not to be believed, nor is the church to be believed, or the fathers, or the apostles, or an angel from heaven, if they teach anything contrary to the Word of God. Let the Word of God abide forever.

MARTIN LUTHER

‘I he taimi na’a ku kamata ai ‘a hono taukave’i ‘a e Kosipeli, ‘oku ou manatu’i ‘a e lea na’e fai kiate au ‘e he taha hoku kaunga ngaue. “ ‘Oku ou fiefia” ko ia mai ia, “ he’eku vakai atu, ko e tokateline ‘oku ke malanga’i, ‘oku ne fakahikihiki’i ‘a e ‘Otua tokotaha pe, ‘o ‘ikai ko e tangata. He ‘e ‘ikai pe ke fe’unga ‘a hono ‘oatu ki he ‘Otua tokotaha pe ‘a e langilangi, lelei, mo e meesi.” Ko e lea na’e fai mai kiate au ‘e he toketa Folofola ko eni, na’e hoko ko e fakalotolahi mo e fakamo’oni kiate au. ‘Oku mo’oni ‘a e Kosipeli, he ‘oku ne faka’ikai’i mei he tangata ‘a e langilangi, poto, ma’oni’oni, kae tuku ki he ‘Otua ‘o e Fakatupu ‘a e langilangi tokotaha pe. ‘Oku lelei ange ke hulu hake ma’u pe ‘a hono hiki ‘o e ‘Otua, ‘i hono hiki ‘o e tangata.

Te ke pehee mai ‘oku ma’oni’oni ‘a e kau takimu’a ‘o e siasi. Ka ‘oku ekinaki ‘a e siasi ke nau lotu, “Fakamolemole’s ‘emau ngaahi angahala.” ‘Oku ‘ikai totonu ke tui mai ha taha kiate au, pe tui ki he siasi, pe ki he kau mu’aki ‘o e siasi, pe ko e kau ‘aposetolo, ‘o a’u pe ki ha ‘angelo mei langi, kapau te nau malanga’i ha me’a ‘oku fepaki mo e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua. Tuku ke mahino ‘oku tolonga pea tu’uloa ‘a e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua.