ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tu’apulelulu Siulai 14, 2022

FULL OF GRACE

FONU ‘I HE KELESI

LUKE 1:49

for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

LUKE 1:49

He kuo fai ma‘aku ‘e he Māfimafi ha ngaahi me‘a lalahi: Pea ‘oku mā‘oni‘oni hono huafa

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

When the angel came in unto Mary, he greeted her with these words: "Hail, thou art full of grace! The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women." Here it is to be noticed that this term "full of grace" is translated from the Greek word kecharitomene, which means "beloved," or "filled with grace," "highly favored," whereby we understand that the term "full of grace" should not be taken to mean that she was from herself full of grace, but that all the grace with which she was so rich and full was from God.

For grace is only the favor of God. So if I should say that God has given much grace to men, I should say nothing else than God has been very favorable to men and done loving things for them. Therefore is the pure Mary full of grace from God, as she herself sings: "He hath done to me great things." She says not: "I am great from mine own grace," but "the Almighty hath done to me great things."

MARTIN LUTHER

‘I he taimi na’e ha ai ‘a e ‘angelo kia Mele, na’a ne pehee ange kiate ia, “Ha ‘ofeina ā ka ko koe ‘i he kau fefine kotoa pē!” ‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e liliu tohi, ‘oku pehee, “Ha ‘ofeina a ka ko koe ‘oku ke fonu ‘i he kelesi. Ko e “fonu ‘i he kelesi” ko e liliu mei he lea Kalisi ko e “kecharitomene”, ‘oku ‘uhinga ko e “ofeina” pe ko ha taha ‘oku fonu ‘i he kelesi pe monu’ia. Ko ia ia, ko e lea ko eni, ‘oku taau ke tau mahino’i, na’e ‘ikai ko Mele na’e fonu kelesi ‘iate ia pe, ka na’e fakakoloa ia mei he kelesi ‘a e ‘Otua. 

He ko e kelesi, ko e ‘ofeina pe ia mei he ‘Otua. Ko ia, kapau te tau pehee, ‘oku foaki kelesi ‘e he ‘Otua ki he tangata, te tau mahino’i pe, ko ‘etau ‘uhinga, kuo hoifua ‘e he ‘Otua ke ne ‘ofeina ‘a e tangata ‘aki ha ngaahi fu’u tapuaki. ‘I he’ene pehee, ko e Mele fonu ‘i he kelesi mei he ‘Otua, ‘o hange ko ‘ene hiva, “kuo fai ma‘aku ‘e he Māfimafi ha ngaahi me‘a lalahi”. ‘Oku ‘ikai te ne pehee, “ ‘Oku ou malava ha me’a lalahi ‘iate au pe, KA ko e ‘Otua Mafimafi kuo fai me’a lalahi ma’aku!