ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Sapate Siulai 3, 2022

THE GRACE OF CHRIST

KO E KELESI ‘A KALAISI

JOHN 12:15

“Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!”

SIONE 12:15

“...‘oua ‘e manavahē: 15 ko eni ho Tu‘i ‘oku me‘a mai kiate koe, ‘oku heka ki ha ki‘i ‘asi.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

The Gospel encourages and demands faith, for it prefigures Christ coming with grace, whom none may receive or accept save he who believes Him to be the Man, and has the mind, as this Gospel portrays in Christ. Nothing but the mercy, tenderness, and kindness of Christ are here shown, and he who so receives and believes on Him is saved.

He sits not upon a proud steed, an animal of war, nor does He come in great pomp and power, but sitting upon an ass, an animal of peace fit only for burdens and labor and a help to man. He indicates by this that He comes not to frighten man, nor to drive or crush him, but to help him and to carry his burden for him. And although it was the custom of the country to ride on asses and to use horses for war, as the Scriptures often tell us, yet here the object is to show that the entrance of this King shall be meek and lowly.

MARTIN LUTHER

‘Oku faka’ai’ai ‘e he Kosipeli mo tu’utu’uni ha TUI, he ‘oku ne sio mo e ‘amanaki kia Kalaisi ‘oku ne hoko mai mo e KELESI, ‘a ee ‘oku ‘ikai ma’u pe tali ‘e ha taha, ‘okapau ‘oku ‘ikai te ne TUI kiate IA, ko e PANi ia ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘o fakatatau ki he ‘imisi ‘oku tau ma’u mei he Kosipeli, fekau’aki mo Kalaisi. Ko e MEESI pe ‘oku fotu mediate Iaa, ko e angavaivai, mo e anga’ofa ‘a Kalaisi ‘oku ha mai, pea ‘oku ia pe ‘oku ne tali IAA, te ne ma’u hono fakamo’ui.

‘Oku ‘ikai te ne heka ki ha hoosi, ko e monumanu ‘o e tau, pe te ne hoko mai mo ha naunau mo e langilangi mo e mafai; ka ‘oku ne heka ki ha ‘asi, ko e monumanu ‘o e melino pea fe’unga pe mo e fua kavenga mo e ngaue ke tokoni ki he tangata. ‘Oku ne fakahaa’i heni, na’e ‘ikai ko ‘ene hoko mai ke fakamavahee’i ‘a e tangata, pe ke tuli ia pe ke laiki; ka ke tokoni mo fua ‘ene kavenga. Pea neongo ko e anga ‘o e kuonga ‘o ono’aho, ke hekasi ‘a e ‘asi pea ngaue’aki ‘a e hoosi ki he tau, hange pe ko ia ‘oku ha ‘i he Folofola, ka ‘i he fakamatala ko eni, ko e taumu’a ke fakahaa’i ko e hu ki Selusalema ‘a e Tu’i ko eni, ko e Tui angavaivai mo fakatokilalo.