ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite ‘Epeleli 5, 2022 

FAITH IN GOD'S LOVE

TUI KI HE ‘OFA ‘A E ‘OTUA

HEBREWS 12:6

For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.

HEPELU 12:6

He ko ia ia ‘oku ‘ofa ki ai ‘a e ‘Eiki, ‘a ia ‘oku ne kinisi; ‘io, ‘oku ne taa‘i ‘a e foha takitaha ‘oku ne ma‘u.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

Whether adverse circumstances betoken the wrath of God, or conscience finds the subject and matter within itself, unbelief thence draws weapons and engines to put faith to flight, the aim of all its efforts being to make us think that God is adverse and hostile to us, and thus, instead of hoping for any assistance from Him, to make us dread Him as a deadly foe.

To withstand these assaults, faith arms and fortifies itself with the Word of God. When the temptation suggested is that God is an enemy because He afflicts, faith replies that while He afflicts He is merciful, His chastening proceeding more from love than anger. To the thought that God is the Avenger of wickedness, it opposes the pardon ready to be bestowed on

all offences whenever the sinner retakes himself to the divine mercy. Thus the pious mind, how much soever it may be agitated and torn, at length rises superior to all difficulties, and allows not its confidence in the divine mercy to be destroyed. Nay, rather, the disputes which exercise and disturb it tend to establish this confidence.

JOHN CALVIN

Neongo pe ‘oku ngali ko ha faingata’a pe ‘ahi’ahi, ne hoko mai ai ‘a e houhau ‘a e ‘Otua, pe ko ha me’a fakaeloto pe ia, ‘oku hanga ‘e he veiveiua ‘o fakamahafuko kita ke te situ’a mei he ‘ete tui. Ko e taumu’a ‘a e kakano mo e fili ke fakalotoa kita ke te fakakaukau ‘oku houhau mai ‘a e ‘Otua kiate kitautolu, pea ‘oku ne fakafepaki’i kitautolu ‘o ‘ikai ko ha hufanga mo ha tokoni, ka ko e fili ke tamate’i kitautolu.

‘Oku hoko mai leva ‘a TUI ke ne fakateunga kitautolu ‘aki ‘a e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua. ‘I he taimi ‘oku tau pehee ai ‘oku fakafepaki’i kitautolu ‘e he ‘Otua, koe’uhi ko e ngaahi faingata’a ‘oku tau tofanga ai, ‘oku talamai ‘e TUI, neongo ‘oku taa’i kitautolu, ka ‘oku ne kei fai meesi pe. Ko ‘Ene tautea, ko e ‘ofa ‘o ‘ikai ko e houhau. Ko e fakakaukau ‘oku taku ko e taukapo ia ‘oku kai fai kovi, ‘oku fengahangai ia mo fakamolemole ‘oku ma’u ‘e he kau angahala ‘i he taimi ‘oku nau tangi ai ki he’ene meesi. Ko ia ai, ko e mo’ui ‘a e tokotaha lotu mo’oni, neongo pe na’e lahi fe fe ‘a e faingata’a mo e tautea ne hoko mai, ‘oku ‘ikai ue’i ‘ene falala ki he meesi ‘a e ‘Otua. Pea ‘oku hoko pe ‘a e ngaahi fakatanga mo e faingata’a ke toe fakamalohi’i ‘a ‘ene tui.