ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Siulai 12, 2022

HE IS OUR DEFENDER

KO IA ‘A HOTAU MALU’I

ROMANS 8:31

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

LOMA 8:31

Pea ko e hā ai ha‘ata lea ‘e fai ki he ngaahi me‘a ni? ‘Ā, kapau ‘oku kau ‘a e ‘Otua ma‘atautolu, pea ko hai tū ‘e ta‘ofi mai?

Bea ko e ha te tau lea ‘aki ki he ngaahi mea ni? Ka kuo kau ‘a e ‘Otua ma’a tautolu, bea ko hai e angatu’u kiate kitautolu? (Paaki ‘a Uesi)

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

This is the chief and the only support which can sustain us in every temptation. For except we have God propitious to us, though all things should smile on us, yet no sure confidence can be attained: but, on the other hand, His favor alone is a sufficient solace in every sorrow, a protection sufficiently strong against all the storms of adversities.

And on this subject there are many testimonies of Scripture, which show that when the saints rely on the power of God alone, they dare to despise whatever is opposed to them in the world: "When I walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I shall not fear evils, for thou art with me" (Psalm 23:4). "In the Lord I trust: what shall flesh do to me?" (Psalm 56:11). "I shall not fear the thousands of the people who beset me" (Psalm 3:6). For there is no power either under or above the heavens, which can resist the arm of God. Having Him then as our Defender, we need fear no harm whatever.

JOHN CALVIN

Ko e founga lelei taha mo mo’oni pe eni ‘oku ne pukepuke mo malu’i kitautolu ‘i he ngaahi ‘ahi’ahi ‘o e mo’ui. Ka ‘ikai hoifua mai ‘a e ‘Otua kiate kitautolu, neongo ‘a e kau mai ‘a e tangata, ‘e ‘ikai pe te tau pau’ia mo’oni ‘i ha me’a; Ka, ko ‘Ene kau mai, ‘oku mahulu ‘anoa pe ia ‘i ha toe me’a; ‘oku ne fakanonga ‘a e mamahi, pea mo malu’i ‘oku fe’unga mo e ngaahi matangi ‘o e fononga’anga. 

‘Ikai ko ia pe, ‘oku lahi ‘a e ngaahi fakamo’oni mei he Folofola fekau’aki mo e kau lotu mo’oni ‘oku nau falala ki he ivi ‘ata’ataa pe ‘o e ‘Otua, pea lava ai ke nau tu’u kalikali ‘o fehangahangai mo mamani; “ ‘Io, neongo ‘ete ‘alu pē, ‘I he tele‘a ‘oku malu‘aki ai ‘a Mate, ‘E ‘ikai te u manavahē ki ha kovi; He ko koe ‘oku ma feohi" (Saame 23:4). “ ‘Ia ‘Elohimi ‘oku ou falala, ‘o ‘ikai te u ilifia; Ko e hā ‘e lava kiate au ‘e ha tangata?" (Saame 56:11). “ ‘E ‘ikai te u manavahē ki ha mano‘i kakai, Neongo ‘enau kāpui au takatakai”  (Saame 3:6). ‘Oku ‘ikai ha mafia ‘i langi pe ‘i lolofonua te ne matu’uaki e to’ukupu mafimafi ‘o e ‘Otua. Ko ‘etau ma’u Ia ko hotau malu’i, ‘e ‘ikai te tau manavahe ki ha me’a.