ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite Me 6, 2022

THE POWER OF FAITH IN CHRIST

KO E MAFAI ‘O E TUI KIA KALAISI

ROMANS 6:22

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.

LOMA 6:22

Ka ‘i he tu‘u ko eni, ‘i he fakatau‘atāina kimoutolu meia Angahala, kae fakapōpula kimoutolu ki he ‘Otua, ‘oku ‘i ai hamou fua, ko e fua ‘oku taki he haohaoa, pea ko e iku‘anga ko e mo‘ui ta‘engata.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

Now, the effects which Jesus Christ produces in us, when we have taken hold of Him by faith, are two. In the first place, there is the testimony which the Holy Spirit gives to our spirit that we are children of God, and enables us to cry with assurance, "Abba, Father". (Rom 8:16; Gal 4:6). In the second place, we must understand that when we apply to ourselves Jesus Christ by faith, this is not by some silly and vain fancy and imagining, but really and in fact, though spiritually (Rom 6:14; 1 John 1:6; 2:5; 3:7).

In the same way as the soul produces its effects when it is naturally united to the body, so, when, by faith, Jesus Christ dwells in us in a spiritual manner, His power produces there and reveals there His graces. These are described in Scripture by the words ‘regeneration' and 'sanctification', and they make us new creatures with regard to the qualities that we can have (John 3:3; Eph 4:21-24).

THEODORE BEZA

Ko e ola ‘o e ngaue ‘a Sisu Kalaisi ‘iate kitautolu, ‘i he taimi ‘oku tau ma’u ai Ia ‘i he TUI, ‘oku ua. ‘Uluaki, ko e fakamo’oni ‘oku fai ‘e he Laumalie Ma’oni’oni ki hotau laumalie, ko e fanau kitautolu ‘a e ‘Otua, pea lava ai ke tau kalanga mo e loto pau’ia, “Apaa Tamai” (Loma 8:16; Kaletia 4:6). Ko hono ua, ‘i he taimi ‘oku tau ma’u ai ‘a Sisu Kalaisi ki he’etau mo’ui ‘i he TUI, ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha me’a si’isi’i pe launoa, ka ko e fo’i mo’oni fakalaumalie ‘oku pau pea mo’oni (Loma 6:14; 1 Sione 1:6; 2:5; 3:7).

‘I he founga tatau, ‘i he taimi ‘oku fakatupu mai ai ‘e he laumalie ‘a e ngaahi fua ‘o tuha mo ‘ene taha mo e sino, ‘oku pehee pe mo e TUI, ‘i he nofo’ia kitautolu ‘e Sisu Kalaisi, ‘i Hono mafai, ‘oku Ne fakatupu mo ne fakae’a mai ‘a ‘Ene ngaahi kelesi. Ko e ngaahi ngaue eni ‘oku ui ‘e he Folofola, ko e “fanau’i fo’ou” mo e “fakama’oni’oni,” pea ‘oku fai ai hotau fakatupu fo’ou ‘o fakatatau ki he mo’ui fo’ou ‘oku tau ma’u (Sione 3:3; ‘Efeso 4:21-24).