ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tu’apulelulu Me 5, 2022 

FAITH THAT FACES ENEMIES

KO E TUI ‘OKU FEHANGAHANGAI MO E FILI

PSALM 27:3

Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.

SAAME 27:3

Neongo ‘e nofo‘i mai ha kongakau, Ko hoku loto ‘e ‘ikai manavahē: Neongo ‘e tu‘u kiate au ‘a e tau, Na‘a mo ia te u falala pē.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

My friends, take care of your faith perpetually, because of  your enemies; for if you do no want faith when you are with friends, you will require it when you have to deal with your foes. That good old warrior, Paul, once led the Ephesians into the armoury, and after he had shown them the shoes they were to wear, the girdle, the breast plate, the helmet, and the sword, he solemnly said, "Above all take the shield of faith."

Even if you forget the helmet, be quite sure of the shield, for if your helmet should be off you may ward off a blow with the shield, and save it from your head. You had better put on "shoes of peace and the breast-plate of righteousness,” but if you omit one of them, take care that you have the shield of faith, where with you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one." Faith makes a man very mighty when he deals with enemies.

CHARLES SPURGEON

Si’oku ngaahi kaungame’a, tokanga ki ho’o tui ma’u pe, koe’uhi he ‘oku siofi koe ‘e ho ngaahi fili; he kapau ‘oku ‘ikai te ke tokanga ki ai ‘i ho’o nofo mo ho ngaahi kaungame’a, tala atu, te ke piki ki ho’o tui ‘o ka ke fehangahangai mo ho ngaahi fili. Ko e to’a ko ia ko Paula, na’a ne taki ‘a e kau ‘Efeso ki he loki ‘o e naunau tau. Pea hili ‘ene faka’ali’ali ange kiate kinautolu ‘a e su ke nau tui, mo e ha’i, mo e kofu tau, mo e tataa tau, mo e heleta, na’a ne tapou ange, ke nau “ to’o ‘a e pa ‘o e tui.”

Neongo ka ngalo ‘a e tataa, ‘ai pe pe pau ‘a e pa, he ka to ‘a e tataa, te ke lava pe ke pale’i ha ta ‘aki ‘a e paa, ke kei hao pe ha lavea ki ho ‘ulu. ‘Ai ‘a e su ‘o e fakamelino mo e kofu tau ‘o e ma’oni’oni, pea neongo ka hala ha taha ‘i he ongo me’a ko eni, tokanga ke ke ma’u pe ‘a e pa ‘o e tui; te ke kei lava pe ke pale’i ‘a e ngaahi ngahau vela ‘a e tevolo. ‘Oku ngaohi ‘e he TUI ha tangata ke kaukaua ‘i he’ene fehangahangai mo hono ngaahi fili.