ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Sapate Siulai 17, 2022 

PARTAKERS OF GOD BY GRACE

KAUNGA ‘INASI ‘I HE KELESI ‘A E ‘OTUA

PSALM 16:2

O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.

SAAME 16:2

Kuo ke lea kia Sihova, ‘e hoku laumālie, “Ko hoku ‘Eiki koe; ‘Oku ‘ikai ha‘aku lelei ‘o mama‘o mo koe.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe    

The redeemed have all their inherent good in God. Inherent good is twofold; 'tis either excellency or pleasure. These the redeemed not only derive from God, as caused by Him, they have spiritual excellency and joy by a kind of participation of God. They are made excellent by a communication of God's excellency: God puts His own beauty, i.e., His beautiful likeness, upon their souls: they are made partakers of the divine nature, or moral image of God (2 Peter 1:4). They are holy by being made partakers of God's holiness (Hebrews 12:10).

The saints are beautiful and blessed by a communication of God's holiness and joy, as the moon and planets are bright by the sun's light. The saint hath spiritual joy and pleasure by a kind of effusion of God on the soul. In these things the redeemed have communion with God; that is, they partake with Him and of Him.

JONATHAN EDWARDS

Ko e kakai kuo huhu’i, ‘oku nau ma’u kotoa ‘enau lelei tefito ‘i he ‘Otua. Ko e lelei tefito ko eni, ‘oku konga ‘e ua; ko e lelei taha mo e fiefia. Ko e ngaahi tapuaki ko eni ‘oku ‘ikai ngata pe ‘i hono ma’u mei he ‘Otua, he ko Ia na’e tupu mei ai, ka ko e ngaahi lelei fakalaumalie mo e fiefia koe’uhi ke ‘ene kau mai ki he tangata. ‘Oku ngaohi ‘a e kau lotu mo’oni ki ha tu’unga lelei koe’uhi ko e lelei ‘a e ‘Otua: ‘Oku tokaki ‘e he ‘Otua ‘a hono faka’ofo’ofa (‘a hono tatau) ‘i honau laumalie: ‘oku nau hoko ko ha kaunga ‘inasi ‘i he natula ‘o e ‘Otua, anga faka-’Otua (2 Pita 1:4). ‘Oku nau ma’oni’oni koe’uhi he kuo ngaohi kinautolu ke nau kaunga ‘inasi ‘i he ma’oni’oni ‘a e ‘Otua (Hepelu 12:10).

‘Oku faka’ofo’ofa mo fonu tapuaki ‘a e kau lotu mo’oni koe’uhi ko e lave mai ‘a e ma’oni’oni mo e fiefia ‘a e ‘Otua; hange ko e maama ‘a e mahina mo e ngaahi palanite koe’uhi ko e la’aa. Ko e kalisitiane ‘oku ne ma’u ha fiefia fakalaumalie mo e vovo koe’uhi ko e tafe’isino’ivai mei he fauniteni ‘a e ‘Otua ki he laumalie. Pea ‘i he tu’unga ko ia, ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e fekau’aki makehe ‘a e kalisitiane mo e ‘Otua - ‘io, ‘oku nau kaunga ‘inasi mo Ia ‘iate Ia.