ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tokonaki Me 21, 2022 

FAITH PERVADES EVERY ACTION

‘OKU FONU TUI ‘A E TAPA KOTOA ‘O E MO‘UI

HEBREWS 11:1

Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

HEPELU 11:1

PEA ko eni, ko e anga ‘o tui, ‘oku ne fakasino ‘a e ngaahi me‘a ‘oku ‘amanekina, ‘oku ne mafakamo‘oni ‘a e ngaahi me‘a ‘oku ‘ikai hā.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

In the Word of God, all things that are attributed to works are attributable to faith. Faith is the divinity of works. Faith permeates all the deeds of the believer, as Christ's divinity permeated His humanity. Abraham was accounted righteous because faith pervaded his whole personality and his every action. When you read how the fathers, prophets, and kings accomplished great deeds, remember to explain them as the epistle to the Hebrews accounts for them: "Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions" (Hebrews 11:33). In this way will we correctly interpret all those passages that seem to support the righteousness of works. The Law is truly observed only through faith.

Supposing that this explanation will not satisfy the scholastics, supposing that they should completely wrap me up in their arguments (they cannot do it), I would rather be wrong and give all credit to Christ alone. Here is Christ. Paul, Christ's apostle, declares that "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us” (Galatians 3:13.) I hear with my own ears that I cannot be saved except by the blood and death of Christ.

MARTIN LUTHER

‘I he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua, ko e ngaahi me’a kotoa pe ‘oku lau ki he ngaue, ‘e toe lau pe ia ki he tui. Ko Tui, ‘a e tu’unga faka-’Otua ‘o e ngaahi ngaue. ‘Oku ma’u kotoa ‘e he tui, ‘a e tapa kotoa pe ‘o e ngaahi ngaue ‘a e tokotaha tui, hange pe ko e ma’u kotoa ‘e he natula ‘Otua ‘o Kalaisi, ‘a hono natula tangata. Na’e lau ma’oni’oni kia ‘Epalahame, he na’e ma’u kotoa ‘e he tui, ‘a e tapa kotoa hono ‘uluangaanga mo ‘ene ngaue. ‘I he taimi ‘oku ke lau ai ‘i he Tohitapu fekau’aki mo e ngaue fai fita ‘a e kau petiliake, kau palofita, ha’a Tu’i, pea ke manatu ke fakamatala’i kinautolu ‘o hange ko e lau ‘a e Tohi Hepelu kiate kinautolu:  “‘a e fa‘ahinga, ‘a ia ‘i he fai‘aki ‘o tui na‘a nau ikuna ‘a e ngaahi pule‘anga, na‘a nau feia e mā‘oni‘oni, na‘a nau lava‘i ‘a e ngaahi tala‘ofa, na‘a nau tāpuni ‘a e ngutu ‘o e fanga laione” (Hepelu 11:33). Pea ‘i he’ene pehee, te tau lava ke fakatonulea’i totonu ‘a e ngaahi potu tohi ‘oku ngali ‘oku nau poupou’i ‘a e ma’oni’oni fou mei he ngaue. Ka ko e Lao, ‘oku toki tonu pe hono tauhi, ka fou ‘i he TUI.

Kapau ‘e ‘ikai tali ‘a e fakamatala ko eni ‘e he kau poto mo e kau mataotao ‘o e Folofola, pea nau ‘omi ‘enau fakamatala ke fakafepa’i ‘aki ‘a e mo’oni ko eni, te u loto ange ke u hala koe’uhi ko ‘eku lau kia Kalaisi ‘a e langilangi ‘o e kotoa ‘o e ngaahi ngaue ko eni. Ko e lau eni ‘a Paula, ‘a e ‘aposetolo ‘a kalaisi, “Ne huhu‘i kitautolu ‘e Kalaisi mei he mala‘ia faka-Lao, he‘ene hoko ko e koto mala‘ia koe‘uhi ko kitautolu (Kaletia 3:13).‘Oku ou ongona ‘a ‘Ene popoaki ‘ofaa, ‘oku ‘ikai malava ‘a hoku fakamo’ui, ‘i ha toe founga, ka ko e ta’ata’a pe mo e pekia ‘a Kalaisi.