ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Me 17, 2022

FAITH IS PRECIOUS

TUI ‘OKU MA’ONGO’ONGA

2 PETER 1:1-2

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

2 PETER 1:1-2

TŪ ko au Saimone Pita, ko e tamaio‘eiki mo ‘aposetolo ‘a Sīsū Kalaisi, ko ‘eku tohi kiate kimoutolu kuo ta‘imālie ha tui ‘oku ma‘ongo‘onga tatau mo ha‘amautolu, ‘i he fai mā‘oni‘oni ‘a hotau ‘Otua mo Fakamo‘ui ko Sīsū Kalaisi. ‘Ofa ke fakalahi ‘e he ‘Otua kiate kimoutolu ‘a e kelesi mo e fiemālie ‘i he ‘ilo kānokano ki he ‘Otua, mo Sīsū Kalaisi ko hotau ‘Eiki.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

Take heed of your faith, because Christ thinks much of it. There are three things in the New Testament which are called “precious”: one of them, you know, is the precious blood of Christ; another is the exceeding great and precious promises; and faith has the honor of being the third thing—“To them that have obtained like precious faith.” So that faith is one of God's three precious things.

It is one of the things which He values above all others. I was astonished yesterday when I met with an idea in an old divine, concerning the honor which God puts on faith: says he, "Christ takes the crown off His own head to put it on to faith's head." Mark how often He says, “Thy faith hath saved thee.” Now it is not faith that saves, it is Christ that saves. “Thy faith hath healed thee," says Christ. Now faith did not heal, it was Christ that healed, but Christ did uncrown Himself to crown faith.

CHARLES SPURGEON

Tokanga ki ho’o tui, he ‘oku mahu’inga kia Kalaisi. ‘Oku tolu ‘a e ngaahi me’a ‘oku lau ‘e he Fuakava Fo’ou, ‘oku ma’ongo’onga: Ko e taha, ko e ta’ata’a ma’ongo’onga ‘o Kalaisi; ko e ua, ko e ngaahi palomesi ma’ongo’onga mo mahulu hake. Pea ko e tolu, ko e tui. “kiate kimoutolu kuo ta‘imālie ha tui ‘oku ma‘ongo‘onga.” ‘Io, ko e TUI, ‘a e taha ‘o e ngaahi koloa ma’ongo’onga ‘a e ‘Otua.

Ko e taha ia ‘o e ngaahi me’a ‘oku fakamahu’inga’i ‘e he ‘Otua. Na’e ‘i ai ha taha ‘o e kau takimu’a ‘i he siasi na’a ne pehee: “Oku to’o ‘e Kalaisi hono kalauni ‘o ‘ai ki he ‘ulu ‘o e tui.” ‘Oku lahi ‘a e pehee ‘e Ma’ake, “Kuo fakamo’ui koe ‘e ho’o tui.” ‘Oku tau mahino’i, na’e ‘ikai ko tui, ka ko Kalaisi ‘oku ne fai ‘a e fakamo’ui. Na’e pehee ‘e Sisu, “Kuo ke mo’ui ‘i ho’o tui.” Na’e ‘ikai ke mo’ui ‘a e mahaki ‘i he’ene tui, ka ko Kalaisi na’a ne faito’o ‘a e mahaki, ka na’e fakalangilangi’i ‘e Sisu ‘a e tui ‘a e tokotaha ko ia.