ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite ‘Epeleli 15, 2022 

CONFIRMATION OF FAITH

KO E FAKAMO’ONI ‘O E TUI

2 PETER 1:12

Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have.

2 PITA 1:12

Ko ia, kuo pau te u fakamanatu ai pē ‘a e ngaahi me‘a ko ia kiate kimoutolu, neongo ‘oku mou lāu‘ilo ki ai, pea kuo mou tu‘u ‘i he tokāteline ‘oku ‘iate kimoutolu.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

Christ is God by nature. At the same time, Paul confirms our creed "that Christ is very God." We need such frequent confirmation of our faith, for Satan will not fail to attack it. He hates our faith. He knows that it is the victory which overcometh him and the world.

That Christ is very God is apparent in that Paul ascribes to Him divine powers equally with the Father, as for instance, the power to dispense grace and peace. This Jesus could not do unless He were God. To bestow peace and grace lies in the province of God, who alone can create these blessings. The angels cannot. The apostles could only distribute these blessings by the preaching of the Gospel. In attributing to Christ the divine power of creating and giving grace, peace, everlasting life, righteousness, and forgiveness of sins, the conclusion is inevitable that Christ is truly God. Hence, the gifts which we receive from the Father and from the Son are one and the same.

MARTIN LUTHER

Ko Kalaisi, ko e ‘Otua ‘i hono natula. ‘Oku fakamo’oni mai ‘a Paula ‘i he’etau tui, “ko e ‘Otua mo’oni ‘a Kalaisi.” ‘Oku matu’aki mahu’inga ke tau toutou fakamo’oni’i ‘etau tui, he ko Setane ‘oku ‘ikai tuku ‘ene feinga. ‘Oku ne fehi’a ‘i he’etau tui. ‘Oku ne ‘ilo’i, ko e ikuna ia ‘oku ne tuku hifo ‘aki ia mo hono pule’anga.

Ko e tu’unga ‘Otua ‘o Kalaisi, ‘oku mahino, he ‘oku ‘ai kiate Ia ‘e Paula ‘a e mafai ‘oku ‘a e Tamai tokotaha pe; hange ko e mafai ke tuku mai ‘a e kelesi mo e melino. ‘Oku ‘ikai lava ‘e Kalaisi ke fakahoko eni, kapau na’e ‘ikai ko e ‘Otua ia. Ko e foaki ‘o e melino mo e kelesi, ko e koloa pe ia ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘a Ia na’a ne fakatupu ‘a e ngaahi tapuaki. ‘Oku ‘ikai lava eni ia ‘e he kau ‘angelo. ‘Oku toki malava pe ‘e he kau ‘aposetolo ke tufa ‘a e ngaahi tapuaki ko eni ‘o fou ‘i hono malanga’i ‘a e kosipeli. Pea ‘i hono vahe’i kia Kalaisi ‘a e mafai ke fakatupu mo foaki ‘a e kelesi, melino, mo’ui ta’engata, ma’oni’oni, pea mo e fakamolemole ‘o e angahala, ko e aofangatuku, ko Kalaisi ‘a e ‘Otua mo’oni. Ko ia ai, ko e me’a’ofa ‘oku tau ma’u mei he Tamai mo e ‘Alo, ‘oku taha pe ia, he ko e fou mai pe mei he ‘Otua.