ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Monite ‘Epeleli 18, 2022 

JUSTIFIED BY FAITH

FAKATONUHIA ‘I HE TUI

ROMANS 4:23-24

But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,

LOMA 4:23-24

Ka tala‘ehai na‘e tu‘u ‘i he Tohi ‘o pehē, “Na‘e lau ma‘ana,” koe‘uhi ko ia pē. Ka koe‘uhi ko kitaua foki: ‘io, ‘e lau ma‘ataua, ‘a kitaua ‘oku ta tui kiate ia na‘a ne fokotu‘u ‘a hotau ‘Eiki ko Sīsū mei he pekia–

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

Paul taught justification by faith in Christ Jesus, without the deeds of the Law. He reported this to the disciples at Antioch. Among the disciples were some that had been brought up in the ancient customs of the Jews. These rose against Paul in quick indignation, accusing him of propagating a gospel of lawlessness. Great dissension followed. Paul and Barnabas stood up for the truth. They testified: "Wherever we preached to the Gentiles, the Holy Ghost came upon those who received the Word. This happened everywhere. We preached not circumcision, we did not require observance of the Law. We preached faith in Jesus Christ. At our preaching of faith, God gave to the hearers the Holy Ghost."

From this fact Paul and Barnabas inferred that the Holy Ghost approved the faith of the Gentiles without the Law and circumcision. If the faith of the Gentiles had not pleased the Holy Ghost, He would not have manifested His presence in the uncircumcised hearers of the Word.

MARTIN LUTHER

Na’e ako’i ‘e Paula ‘a e fakatonuhia ‘i he tui, ‘o ‘ikai kau ki ai ‘a e ngaue ‘a e Lao. Na’a ne fakahoko eni ki he kau ako ‘i ‘Aniteoke. Na’e tokolahi ‘a e kau ako na’e ‘ohake kinautolu ‘i he anga faka-Siu. Na’a nau fakafepaki’i ‘a Paula, ‘o taku, ‘oku tu’uaki ‘e Paula ha kosipeli mo’ui fa’iteliha. Na’e hoko heni ma moveuveu. Na’e taukave’i ‘e Paula mo Panepasa ‘a e mo’oni. Na’a na fakamo’oni: “ ‘I he taimi kotoa pe ‘oku ma malanga ai ki he Senitaile, ‘oku hifo ‘a e Laumalie kiate kinautolu ‘oku nau tali ‘a e Folofola. Na’e hoko eni ‘i he potu kotoa pe. Na’e ‘ikai te ma malanga’i ‘a e kamu, pe ko e tauhi ‘o e Lao. Na’a ma malanga’i ‘a e tui kia Sisu kalaisi. ‘I he’ema malanga’i ‘a e tui, na’e foaki ‘e he ‘Otua ‘a e Laumalie Ma’oni’oni.

Mei he mo’oni ko eni, na’e fakamahino ‘e Paula mo Panepasa, na’e tali ‘e he Laumalie Ma’oni’oni ‘a e tui ‘a e kau Senitaile ‘o ta’e kau ai ‘a e Lao mo e Kamu. Kapau na’e ‘ikai hoifua ‘a e Laumalie Ma’oni’oni, na’e ‘ikai te ne fakae’a mai Ia ki he kau ta’e kamu na’a nau ongo na ‘a e Folofola.