ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Ma’asi 15, 2022

FAITH THAT PRODUCES WISDOM

KO E TUI ‘OKU NE FAKATUPU ‘A E POTO

COLOSSIANS 2:2-3

that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

KOLOSE 2:2-3

‘a ‘eku feinga ke fiemālie homou loto, he fetu‘utu‘utaki kimoutolu, ko e me‘a ‘i ho‘omou  fe‘ofo‘ofani, pea koe‘uhi ke mou ‘osiki ‘a e fu‘u koloa ko ia, ko e ‘ilo fakapapau mo e ‘ilo kānokano, ‘io, ‘a e ‘ilo faka‘āufuli ki he misiteli faka‘otua, ‘a ia ko Kalaisi: ‘a ia ‘oku fa‘oaki ai hono kātokatoa ‘o e koloa poto mo e koloa ‘ilo, ‘o fufū pē.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

There remaineth now for me to declare the virtue and effect of true faith. This hath the holy apostle done very excellently well in the eleventh chapter to the Hebrews. He is compelled notwithstanding to confess that he cannot reckon up all; therefore at this time I mean to rehearse a few virtues of faith.

True faith before all things bringeth with it true knowledge, and maketh us wise indeed. For by faith we know God, and judge aright of the judgments and works of God, of virtues and vices. The wisdom that it bringeth with it is without doubt the true wisdom. Many men hope that they can attain to true wisdom by the study of philosophy; but they are deceived as far as heaven is broad. For philosophy doth falsely judge and faultily teach many things touching God, the works of God, the chief goodness, the end of good and evil, and touching things to be desired and eschewed. But the very same things are rightly and truly taught in the Word of God, and understood and perceived by faith.

MARTIN LUTHER

Te tau vakai leva ki he fakakoloa mo e ola ‘o e tui mo’oni. Kuo ngaahi mo’oni ‘o e tui kuo ‘osi hanga ‘e he ‘aposetolo ‘oku fakamatala’i ke ma’opo’opo lelei ‘i he vahe tahataha ‘o Hepelu. Pea ne toe fakaha pe ‘e ‘ikai te ne lava ke faka’auliliki hono kotoa. Ko ia ai, te u fakaha pe heni ha ni’ihi ‘o e ngaahi tapuaki ‘o e tui.

Ko e Tui Mo’oni, ‘oku ne tomu’a ‘omi ‘a e ‘ilo ‘oku mo’oni, pea ‘oku ne fakapotoa kitautolu. He ‘oku fou ‘i he tui ‘etau ‘ilo’i ‘a e ‘Otua, pea lava ai ke tau sivi ‘a e ngaahi tu’utu’uni mo e ngaue ‘a e ‘Otua, fekau’aki mo e ngaahi me’a ‘oku lelei mo kovi. Ko e poto ‘oku fou mei he tui, ko e poto mo’oni ia. ‘Oku tokolahi ‘a e fa’ahinga na’a nau pehe te nau ma’u ‘a e poto mo’oni mei he ako ki he ngaahi mo’oni faka-filosefa; ka na’a nau kei to hala mama’o fau. He ‘oku hala pe ‘a e sivi me’a ia ‘a e filosefa pea toe hala mo ‘ene feinga ke ‘ilo ki he natula ‘o e ‘Otua, ‘a e ngaue ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘a e tumutumu ‘o e lelei, ‘a e iku’anga ‘o e lelei mo e kovi, pea mo e ngaahi me’a ‘oku totonu ke hohoi ki ai ‘a e tangata, pe ke tukuange. Ka, ko e ngaahi me’a eni ia ‘oku ako’i ‘e he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua, pea mo mahino’i mo tuke ki ai ‘e he tui.