ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Sapate ‘Epeleli 3, 2022 

INSTILLED IN OUR MINDS

TUKI MO NONOFO ‘I HOTAU LOTO

ROMANS 12:2

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

LOMA 12:2

Pea ke ‘oua na‘a mou tuku ke fakaangatatau kimoutolu ki he maama ko eni; kae tuku ke fai ai pē homou liliu, he fakafo‘ou ‘o homou ‘atamai, ke mou sivi ‘o ‘ilo pe ko e hā ‘a e finangalo ‘o e ‘Otua, ‘a e me‘a ‘oku lelei, ‘a e me‘a te ne hōifua ai, ‘a e me‘a ‘oku haohaoa.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

As soon as the minutest particle of faith is instilled into our minds, we begin to behold the face of God, placid, serene, and propitious; far off, indeed, but still so distinct as to assure us that there is no delusion in it. In proportion to the progress we afterwards make, we obtain a nearer and surer view, the very continuance making it more familiar to us.

Thus we see that a mind illumined with the knowledge of God is at first involved in much ignorance - /.ignorance, however, which is gradually removed. Still this partial ignorance or obscure discernment does not prevent that clear knowledge of the divine favor which holds the first and principal part in faith. For as one shut up in a prison, where from a narrow opening he receives the rays of the sun indirectly and in a manner divided, though deprived of a full view of the sun, has no doubt of the source from which the light comes, and is benefited by it; so believers, while bound with the fetters of an earthly body, though surrounded on all sides with much obscurity, are so far illumined by any slender light which beams upon them and displays the divine mercy as to feel secure.

JOHN CALVIN

‘I he taimi pe kuo to ai ha momo’i tui ki hotau ‘atamai, kuo kamata ke tau mamata ki he fofonga ‘o e ‘Otua, ‘oku ta’engaue, malu mo anga’ofa; ‘io, ‘oku ne kei taumama’o, ka ‘oku makehe pe ia pea ‘oku mahino ko Ia pe ia. Fakatatau ki he maama ‘oku tau ma’u mei ai, ‘oku tau ma’u ha ‘ata ‘oku ofi ange mo pau ange pea ‘oku tupulaki ‘a e ‘ilo ko eni ‘i he’etau nofo ki ai.

‘Oku toki ‘a hotau mata ‘o ‘ilo, ko e ‘atamai ‘oku fakamaama ‘i he ‘ilo ki he ‘Otua, ‘oku tomu’a tofanga ‘i ha fakapo’uli - ka ko ha fakapo’uli ‘oku tatala mamalie ke toki maama ange. Ka neongo ia, ko e ‘ilo fakakonga ko eni, ‘oku ‘ikai te ne pulonga ‘a e aata mai ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘i he fuofua ngaue mai ‘a e tui. ‘Oku hange pe ko ha tokotaha ‘oku tuku ‘i ha pilisone, pea hulungia ‘e ha huelo mei tu’a, pea neongo ‘oku ‘ikai te ne mamata ki he la’aa, ka ‘oku ne ‘ilo ‘a e potu ‘oku ulo mei ai, he ‘oku ne ‘inasi he maama ko ia. ‘Oku pehee tofu pe ‘a e kakai tui, neongo ‘a e fakafe’atungia ‘o e sino, pea ‘oku pulonga takatakai, ka ‘oku ne ‘inasi ‘i he tapa mai ‘a e huelo faka-’Otua ‘o ‘Ene meesi ke puke ia.