ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Puleulu Ma’asi 30, 2022

THE HINGE OF FAITH

KO E HINISI ‘O E TUI

ROMANS 5:1

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

ROMANS 5:1

KO ia, tau tuku ke fakatonuhia‘i kitautolu ‘i he tui, ka tau ma‘u melino ai mo e ‘Otua ‘i hotau ‘Eiki ko Sīsū Kalaisi;

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

The principal hinge on which faith turns is this: we must not suppose that any promises of mercy which the Lord offers are only true out of us, and not at all in us; we should rather make them ours by inwardly embracing them. In this way only is engendered that confidence which He elsewhere terms "peace" (Romans 5:1); though perhaps He rather means to make peace follow from it.

This is the security which quiets and calms the conscience in the view of the judgment of God, and without which it is necessarily vexed and almost torn with tumultuous dread, unless when it happens to slumber for a moment, forgetful both of God and of itself. In one word, he only is a true believer who, firmly persuaded that God is reconciled, and is a kind Father to him, hopes everything from His kindness; who, trusting to the promises of the divine favor, with undoubting confidence anticipates salvation; as the apostle shows in these words: "We are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end” (Hebrews 3:14).

JOHN CALVIN

Ko e makatu’unga mahu’inga ‘o e tui´, ‘a eni: kuopau ke tau fakamo’oni, ‘oku ‘ikai ha palomesi ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘i he’ene anga’ofa´ ‘oku tupu mei ha’atau ngaue, pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘iate kitautolu; ka kuopau ke tau ‘omi ia ‘aki ‘etau tali kakato ki he’etau mo’ui. Pea ‘i he founga ko ia, ‘e toki mo’oni ‘a e “melino” oku lau ki ai ‘a Loma 5:1; ‘Io, ko hono finangalo ke tafe ‘a e melino mei he mo’oni ko ia.

Ko e pau’ia eni ‘oku ne fakafiemalie hotau konisenisi ‘i he taimi ‘oku tau vakai ai ki he fakamaau ‘a e ‘Otua, he ka ‘ikai, ‘oku ta’emanonga pea fonu ‘i he manavahe lahi; tuku kehe kapau ‘e tule hifo ke mohe, pea ngalo ai ‘a e ‘Otua mo hono kita. ‘I he toe fakalea ‘e taha, ko e tui mo’oni, ‘a ia kuo ne fakapapau’i kuo ‘osi fakalelei ia ki he ‘Otua, pea kuo hoko ‘a e ‘Otua ko e Tamai ‘ofa kiate ia, pea ‘oku ne ‘amanaki ‘i he me’a kotoa koe’uhi ki he ngaahi angalelei ‘a ‘Ene ‘Afio; pea ‘oku ne falala ki he’ene ngaahi palomesi, pea ‘oku ‘ikai ha’ane tala’a te ne ma’u hono fakamo’ui; ‘o hange ko e lau ‘a e ‘aposetolo: “He kuo tau hoko ko e kau ‘inasi ‘ia Kalaisi, ‘o kapau ā ‘oku tau kuku ma‘u ‘o a‘u ki he ngata‘anga ‘a e lotopau na‘a tau kamata ‘aki” (Hepelu 3:14).