ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Pulelulu Sune 29, 2022

THE SPIRIT ENLIGHTENS

‘OKU FAKAMAAMA ‘A E LAUMALIE

ACTS 3:19

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.

NGAUE 3:19

Ko ia mou fei mo fakatomala, pea tafoki, koe‘uhi ke tāmate‘i ho‘omou ngaahi angahala; kae toki hoko mei he fofonga ‘o e ‘Eiki ‘a e ngaahi kuonga fakamānava hake.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

Repentance of sin is as truly the work of grace as the making from first to last, is of grace alone. It is not the Holy Spirit who repents. He has never done anything for which He should repent. We must ourselves repent of our own sin, or we are not saved from its power. It is not the Lord Jesus Christ who repents. What should He repent of? We ourselves repent with the full consent of every faculty of our mind.

The will, the affections, the emotions all work together most heartily in the blessed act of repentance for sin; and yet at the back of all that there is a secret holy influence which melts the heart, gives contrition, and produces a complete change. The Spirit of God enlightens us to see what sin is, and also turns us toward holiness, makes us heartily to appreciate, love, and desire it, and thus gives us the impetus by which we are led onward from stage to stage of sanctification.

CHARLES SPURGEON