ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tu’apulelulu ‘Epeleli 21, 2022 

THOSE WHO LIVE BY FAITH

KO KINAUTOLU ‘OKU MO’UI ‘I HE TUI

2 CHRONICLES 20:20

And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed.”

2 CHRONICLES 20:20

Pea na‘a nau tu‘u hengihengi, ‘o ‘alu ‘atu ki he Toafa ‘o Tekoa: pea ‘i he‘enau ‘alu atu na‘e tu‘u ‘a Sihosafate, ‘o ne pehē, Fanongo mai, ‘e Siuta, mo kimoutolu ‘a e nofo Selusalema: tui kia Sihova ko homou ‘Otua, pea ‘e fakatu‘uma‘u kimoutolu: tui ki he‘ene kau palōfita, pea te mou tu‘umālie.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

The doctrines I speak of are those of Christians living by faith, not by sight: their giving glory to God by trusting Him in the dark; living upon Christ, and not upon experiences; not making their good frames the foundation of their faith. These are excellent and important doctrines indeed, rightly understood, but corrupt and destructive, as many understand them.

The Scripture speaks of our living or walking by faith, and not by sight, in no other way than these, namely when we are governed a respect to eternal things, which are the objects of faith and are not seen, and not by a respect to temporal things, which are seen; when we believe things revealed, that we never saw with bodily eyes, and also exercise faith in the promise of future things, without yet seeing or enjoying the things promised, or knowing the way how they can be fulfilled. This will be easily evident to anyone that looks over the Scriptures, which speak of faith in opposition to sight.

JONATHAN EDWARDS

Ko e tokateline ‘oku ou fakamatala ki ai, ko e mo’ui ‘i he tui, ‘o ‘ikai fai fakamamata. Ko e fakalangilangi’i ‘o e ‘Otua, ‘i he falala kiate Ia ‘i he kaupo’uli ‘o e mo’ui; ko e mo’ui falala kia Kalaisi, ‘o ‘ikai ko ‘ete taukei; ‘o ‘ikai tefito ‘i he lelei ‘o e mo’ui fakamatelie, ke langa ai ‘a e tui. Ko e ngaahi tokateline lelei eni mo totonu, neongo ‘oku ofe’i ‘e he ni’ihi ki he kovi ‘o fakatatau ki he’enau fakatonulea.

‘Oku fakamatala ‘a e Fofofola ki he mo’ui pe ko e fononga ‘i he tui, ‘o ‘ikai ko e mamata, ‘o ‘uhinga, ‘i he taimi ‘oku pule’i ai kitautolu ‘e he ngaahi me’a ‘o ‘itaniti, ‘a ia ko e taumu’a ‘o ‘etau tui, ‘a ee ‘oku ‘ikai ke tau mamata ki ai, ‘o ‘ikai tefito ‘i he ngaahi me’a matelie ‘oku tau mamata ki ai. Ko e fa’ahinga tui ki ha ngaahi me’a kuo fakaha mai, ka kuo te’eki te tau mamata ki ai, pea tau ngaue’aki ‘a e tui ki he ngaahi me’a ‘i he kaha’u pe te nau hoko fe fe? ‘Oku ha mahino ‘aupito ‘a e mo’ui ko eni, ‘i he’etau vakai ki he Folofola, he’ene fakamatala ki he tui, ‘o ‘ikai ko e fai mamata pe.