ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Me 24, 2022 

FAITH IS WORSHIP

KO E TUI, KO E LOTUU IA

HEBREWS 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

HEPELU 11:6

Ka ‘oka ta‘ekau ‘a e tui, ‘oku ‘ikai momo‘i lava ha‘ate fakahōifua ia: he ko ia ‘oku ‘unu‘unu ki he ‘Otua, kuo pau ‘oku ne tui ‘oku ‘i ai ia, pea te ne hanga ‘o totongi kiate kinautolu ‘oku kumi hakili kiate ia.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

Faith in God constitutes the highest worship, the prime duty, the first obedience, and the foremost sacrifice. Without faith God forfeits His glory, wisdom, truth, and mercy in us. The first duty of man is to believe in God and to honor Him with his faith. Faith is truly the height of wisdom, the right kind of righteousness, the only real religion. Faith says to God: “I believe what you say."

When we pay attention to reason, God seems to propose impossible matters in the Christian creed. To reason it seems absurd that Christ should offer His body and blood in the Lord's Supper; that baptism should be the washing of regeneration; that the dead shall rise; that Christ the Son of God was conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary, etc. Reason shouts that all this is preposterous. Are you surprised that reason thinks little of faith? Reason thinks it ludicrous that faith should be the foremost service any person can render unto God. Let your faith supplant reason.

MARTIN LUTHER

Ko e Tui ki he ‘Otua, ko e lotu fisifisimu’a ia, ko e ngafa mahu’inga taha, ko e mu’aki talangofua pea mo e feilaulau tu’ukimu’a. Ka ‘ikai ‘a e tui, ’oku tau tukuange ‘a e langilangi ‘o e ‘Otua, ‘a hono poto mo ‘ene meesi kiate kitautolu. Ko e ngafa ‘uluaki ‘a e tangata, ke tui ki he ‘Otua pea ke ne fakalangilangi’ia Ia ‘aki ‘a e tui ko ia. Ko e tui, ko e ma’olunga taha ia ‘o e poto, ko e ‘alunga totonu ‘o e ma’oni’oni, pea ko e lotu mo’oni tahaa ia. ‘Oku pehee ‘e he tui ki he ‘Otua: “ ‘Oku ou tui ki ho’o ngaahi lea.”

Kapau te tau sio ‘aki ‘etau fakakaukau faka’atamai, ‘oku ngali ta’emalava ‘a hono ‘omi ‘e he ‘Otua ‘a e tokateline faka-Kalisitiane. Ki he ‘atamai ‘o e tangata, ‘oku angakehe ‘a hono foaki ‘e Kalaisi ‘a hono sino mo hono ta’ata’a ‘i he ‘Ohomohe; ke hoko ‘a e papitaiso ko e fakama’a ia ‘o e fanau’ifo’ou; ke toetu’u ‘a e mate; fanau’i ‘a Kalaisi ko e ‘Alo ‘e he taupo’ou ko Mele.. ‘Oku kalanga mai ‘a e ‘atamai ‘o e tangata, “Oku hala ‘aupito!” ‘Oku ke ofo, ‘a hono fakasikaka’i ‘e he ‘atamai ‘o e tangata ‘a e tui? ‘Oku pehee ‘e he ‘atamai ‘o e tangata, ‘oku hala ‘aupito ‘a hono fakamu’omu’a ‘a e Tui ‘i he tauhi ki he ‘Otua. Tuku ke hanga ‘e ho’o tui ‘o fetongi ho’o fakakaukau faka’atamai.