ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite Me 27, 2022 

THE MOTHER OF VIRTUES

KO E FA’EE ‘A E NGAAHI KELESI FAKA-’OTUA

2 PETER 1:5-7

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

2 PITA 1:5-7

Pea koe‘uhi ko e me‘a ko ia, ke fai ‘e kimoutolu foki homou tūkuingata ke lava ‘i ho‘omou ma‘u tui na ‘a e ‘ulungāanga lelei; pea ‘i ho‘omou ma‘u ‘a e ‘ulungāanga lelei, ke lava ‘a e mafai ke ‘ilo; pea ‘i ho‘omou ma‘u ‘a e mafai ke ‘ilo, ke lava ‘a e anga fakama‘uma‘u; pea ‘i ho‘omou ma‘u ‘a e anga fakama‘uma‘u, ke lava ‘a e kātaki; pea ‘i ho‘omou ma‘u ‘a e kātaki, ke lava ‘a e nofo ki he ‘Otua; pea ‘i ho‘omou ma‘u ‘a e nofo ki he ‘Otua, ke lava ‘a e fe‘ofa‘aki fakalotu; pea ‘i ho‘omou ma‘u ‘a e fe‘ofa‘aki fakalotu, ke lava ‘a e ‘ofa.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe   

Faith is the root-grace: all other virtues and graces spring from it. Tell me of love: how can I love Him in whom I do not believe? If I do not believe that there is a God, and that He is the rewarder of all them that diligently seek him, how can I possibly love Him? Tell me of patience: How can I exercise patience unless I have faith? For faith looks to the recompense of the reward: she says that all things are working together for our good," she believes that from our distresses the greater glory shall spring, and therefore she can endure. Tell me of courage: but who can have courage if he has not faith?

Take what virtue you will, and you will see that it depends on faith. Faith is the silver thread upon which the pearls of the graces are to be strung. Break that, and you have broken the string—the pearls lie scattered on the ground, nor can you wear them for your own adornment. Faith is the mother of virtues.

CHARLES SPURGEON

Ko Tui ‘a e kelesi tefito: ‘oku fou kotoa ‘a e ngaahi kelesi (anga faka-’Otua) mei ai. Tau vakai kia ‘ofa: te u ‘ofa fe fe ki ha taha ‘oku ‘ikai te u Tui ki ai? Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai te u Tui ‘oku ‘i ai ha ‘Otua, pea ko Ia ‘oku ne totongi ‘a e kau kumi hakili kiate Ia, pea ‘e fe fe ha’aku ‘ofa kiate Ia? Ta ua lau kia fa’a kataki: ‘e lava fe fe keu kataki kapau ‘oku ‘ikai te u ma’u ‘a e Tui? He ‘oku sio ‘a Tui ki he totongi ‘e ma’u: ‘oku ne pehee, ‘oku fengaue’aki ‘a e me’a kotoa ki he lelei, he ‘oku ne tui, ko ‘etau ngaahi mamahi ‘e mapuna mei ai ha langilangi fakatupu fiefia, pea ko ia ai, ‘oku ne kitaki atu. Ta u lau kia loto to’a: ka ko  hai ia ‘e loto to’a kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ha’a ne Tui?

To’o ha taha pe ‘o e ngaahi ‘ulungaanga faka-’Otua, pea te ke fakamo’oni, ‘oku nau fakafalala kotoa kia TUI. Ko Tui, ‘a e filo lanu siliva ‘oku tui ki ai ‘a e ngaahi mata’itofe ‘o e ngaahi kelesi ‘a e ‘Otua. Motuhi ia, pea mokulu kotoa ‘a e ngaahi fo’i mata’itofe ki he kelekele, pea ‘e ‘ikai te ke lava ke tui ko ha’o kahao teuteu. Ko Tui, ‘a e fa’ee ‘o e ngaahi kelesi faka-’Otua.