ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Siulai 5, 2022

STANDING IN GRACE

TU’U ‘I HE KELESI

HEBREWS 7:25

Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

HEPELU 7:25

Ko ia ai foki ‘oku ne mafai ke fakamo‘ui opeope ‘a kinautolu ‘oku ha‘u ki he ‘Otua ‘iate ia, ko ‘ene mo‘ui ma‘u ai pē ke hufekina kinautolu

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

We ought to feel sure that we stand in the grace of God, not in view of our own worthiness, but through the good services of Christ. As certain as we are that Christ pleases God, so sure ought we to be that we also please God, because Christ is in us. And although we daily offend God by our sins, yet as often as we sin, God's mercy bends over us. Therefore sin cannot get us to doubt the grace of God. Our certainty is of Christ, that mighty Hero who overcame the Law, sin, death, and all evils. So long as He sits at the right hand of God to intercede for us, we have nothing to fear from the anger of God.

This inner assurance of the grace of God is accompanied by outward indications such as gladly to hear, preach, praise, and to confess Christ, to do one's duty in the station in which God has placed us, to aid the needy, and to comfort the sorrowing. These are the affidavits of the Holy Spirit testifying to our favorable standing with God.

MARTIN LUTHER

‘Oku mahu’inga ke tau ongo’i pau’ia ‘oku tau tu’u ‘i he kelesi ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘o ‘ikai koe’uhi ‘oku tau taau, ka koe’uhi pe ko e ngaue lavame’a ‘a Kalaisi. Hange pe ko ‘etau pau’ia ‘oku fakahoifua ‘a Kalaisi ki he ‘Otua, ‘oku tau pau’ia foki ‘etau hoko ko e fakahoifua ki he ‘Otua koe’uhi he ‘oku nofo’ia kiatutolu ‘e Kalaisi. Pea neongo ‘oku tau fakatupu houhau faka’aho ki he ‘Otua, koe’uhi ko ‘etau angahala, ‘oku ne kei kofu pe kitautolu ‘aki ‘Ene meesi. Pea ‘i he’ene pehee, ‘oku ‘ikai ha ivi ‘o e angahala ke ne ue’i kitautolu mei he’etau pau’ia ‘i he kelesi ‘a e ‘Otua. Ko ‘etau pau’iaa ‘oku tu’u ‘ia Kalaisi, ko e to’a na’a ne ikuna’i ‘a e Lao, angahala, mate mo e kovi kehekehe. Lolotonga ‘ene ‘afio ‘i he to’omata’u ‘o e ‘Otua ‘o hufia kitautolu, ‘oku ‘ikai te tau manavahe ki he houhau ‘a e ‘Otua. 

Ko e pau’ia ‘oku ma’u ‘i he mo’ui fakaloto ‘i he kelesi ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘oku o fakataha mo e fua ‘oku ha ‘i tu’a, hange ko e mo’ui vekeveke ke fandango, malanga’i, fakafeta’ia mo talaki ‘a Kalaisi pea mo fakahoko ‘a hoto tufakanga ‘i he ngaue ‘a e ‘Eiki, hange ko e tokangaekina ‘o e kau masiva mo tukuhausia, mo e fakafiemalie ki he kau mamahi. Ko e ngaahi fakamo’oni eni ‘a e Laumalie Ma’oni’oni ki he’etau tu’u ‘ia Kalaisi.