ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Monite Ma’asi 14, 2022

FAITH REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE

KO E TUI, KUOPAU KE KAU KI AI ‘A E ‘ILO

ROMANS 10:17

Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

LOMA 10:17

Tā ‘oku tupu ‘a e tui mei he fanongo, pea ‘oku fai ‘a e fanongo ko e ‘i ai ha folofola ‘a Kalaisi.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

Faith is the simplest of all things, and perhaps because of its simplicity it is the more difficult to explain. What is faith? It is made up of three things; knowledge, belief, and trust. Knowledge comes first. "How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?" I want to be informed of a fact before I can possibly believe it. "Faith cometh by hearing"; we must first hear, in order that we may know what is to be believed. "They that know thy name shall put their trust in Thee.” A measure of knowledge is essential to faith; hence the importance of getting knowledge.

"Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live." Such was the word of the ancient prophet, and it is the word of the Gospel still. Search the Scriptures and learn what the Holy Spirit teacheth concerning Christ and His salvation. Seek to know God: "For he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." May the Holy Spirit give you the spirit of knowledge, and of the fear of the Lord!

CHARLES SPURGEON

Ko e Tui, ko e me’a faingofua tahaa ia, kae mahalo koe’uhi ko ‘ene faingofua, ‘oku fu’u faingata’a ‘aupito ke fakamatala’i. Ko e ha ‘a e Tui? ‘Oku fatu ‘a e tui ‘aki ha ‘uuni me’a ‘e tolu: ‘ilo, tuitala, and falala. ‘Oku mu’omu’a ‘a e ‘ILO. “Pea te nau lava fēfē ke tui ki ha toko taha kuo te‘eki ke nau fanongo ki ai?” (Loma 10:14). ‘Oku ou fiema’u ke u tomu’a ‘ilo ki ha fo’i mo’oni kimu’a pea u tui ki ai. “Oku tupu ‘a e tui mei he faongo”, ‘oku fiema’u ke tau tomu’a fanongo, ke tau ‘ilo ‘a e me’a ke tau tui ki ai. “Pea ko kinautolu ‘oku ‘ilo ki ho huafa te nau falala kiate koe” (Saame 9:10 Uesi). Ko e Tui, kuopau ke ‘i ai ‘a e fo’i ‘elito ‘o e ‘ilo ai; pea ko e mahu’inga ia ‘o hono ma’u mai ‘o e ‘ilo.

“Fokotu‘u telinga mai, pea omi kiate au; Fakafanongo kae mo‘ui homou laumālie” (‘Aisea 55:3). Ko e kalanga ia ‘a e palofita mei ono’aho, pea ko e lea pe ia ‘a e Kosipeli ‘o e ‘aho ni. Hakule ‘a e Folofola ke ke ‘ilo ‘a e me’a ‘oku ako’i ‘e he Laumalie Moa’oni’oni fekau’aki mo Kalaisi mo ‘Ene Fakamo’ui. Fekumi ke ke ‘ilo ‘a e ‘Otua: “...he ko ia ‘oku ‘unu‘unu ki he ‘Otua, kuo pau ‘oku ne tui ‘oku ‘i ai ia, pea te ne hanga ‘o totongi kiate kinautolu ‘oku kumi hakili kiate ia” (Hepelu 11:6). Fakatauange ke foaki atu ‘e he Laumalie Ma’oni’oni ‘a e laumalie ‘o e ‘ilo me’a kiate koe pea pehee foki mo e manavahe ki he ‘Otua.