ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite Sune 17, 2022

GRACE AND PEACE

KO E KELESI MO E MELINO

2 THESSALONIANS 1:2

Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 TESALONAIKA 1:2

‘Ofa ke mou ma‘u kelesi mo e fiemālie mei he ‘Otua ko ‘etau Tamai, mo e ‘Eiki ko Sīsū Kalaisi.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe    

Grace remits sin, and peace quiets the conscience. Sin and conscience torment us, but Christ has overcome these fiends now and forever. Only Christians possess this victorious knowledge given from above. These two terms, "grace" and "peace," constitute Christianity. Grace involves the remission of sins, peace, and a happy conscience. Sin is not canceled by lawful living, for no person is able to live up to the Law. The Law reveals guilt, fills the conscience with terror, and drives men to despair. Much less is sin taken away by man-invented endeavors. The fact is, the more a person seeks credit for himself by his own efforts, the deeper he goes into debt. Nothing can Take away sin except the grace of God. In actual living, however, it is not so easy to persuade oneself that by grace alone, in opposition to every other means, we obtain the forgiveness of our sins and peace with God.

MARTIN LUTHER

‘Oku fakaʻatā ‘e he Kelesi ‘a e angahala´, pea fakafiemalie ‘e he melino´ ‘a e konisenisi. ‘Oku fakamamahi’i ‘e he angahala mo e konisenisi kitautolu, ka kuo ‘osi ikuna’i ‘e Kalaisi ‘a e ongo fili ko eni, he ‘aho ni pea ta’engata. Ko e kau Kalisitiane pe ‘oku nau ma’u ‘a e ‘ilo ikuna ko eni, kuo ‘omi mei ‘olunga. Ko e ongo fo’i lea ko eni, “kelesi” mo e “melino”, ko e fa’unga ia ‘o e Lotu Kalisitiane. Ko e Kelesi, ‘oku ne kau ki he fakamolemole ‘o e angahala, pea ko e melino, ki hono fakafiefia’i ‘a e konisenisi. ‘Oku ‘ikai kaniseli ‘a e angahala ‘e he Lao, he ‘oku ‘ikai lava ha taha ke ne tauhi haohaoa ‘a e Lao. Ko e Lao, ‘oku fakae’a pe ‘a e ongo’i halaia, fakafonu ‘a e konisenisi ‘i he manavahe, pea fakapuputu’u ‘a e tangata. ‘Oku ‘ikai lava ‘e he ngaahi ngaue fakaetangata ke ne to’o ‘a e angahala. Ko hono mo’oni, ko e lahi ange ‘a e feinga ‘a ha taha ke ne polepole ‘i ha’ane ngaue, ko ‘ene to ai pe ki he ki he loloto ‘o e mo’ua ‘oku ne ‘i ai. ‘Oku ‘ikai ha me’a te ne to’o ‘a e angahalaa, ka ko e kelesi pe ‘a e ‘Otua. ‘I he mo’ui faka’aho, ‘oku ‘ikai faingofua ‘a ‘ete pau’ia ‘i he mo’oni ‘o e kelesi ‘ata’ataa pe, ‘o fehangahangai ia mo e lau kotoa pe ‘a mamani, ‘oku tau ma’u ‘a e fakamolemole ‘o ‘etau angahala pea mo e melino ‘a e ‘Otua..