ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Siulai 19, 2022

GRACE LEADS TO PRAYER

‘OKU TATAKI KITA ‘E HE KELESI KE LOTU

ROMANS 8:16

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God

LOMA 8:16

Ko e Laumālie, ‘oku ne kaungā fakamo‘oni ‘e ia mo hotau laumālie, ‘o pehē, ko e fānau ‘a e ‘Otua ‘a kitautolu.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

When the Spirit testifies to us that we are the children of God, He at the same time pours into our such confidence that we venture to call God our Father. And doubtless since the confidence of the heart alone opens our mouth, except the Spirit testifies to our heart respecting the paternal love of God, our tongues would be dumb, so that they could utter no prayers. For we must ever hold fast this principle, that we do not rightly pray to God unless we are surely persuaded in our hearts that He is our Father, when we so call Him with our lips.

To this there is a corresponding part, that our faith has no true evidence except we call upon God. It is not then without reason that Paul, bringing us to this test, shows that it then only appears how truly anyone believes when they who have embraced the promise of grace exercise themselves in prayers.

JOHN CALVIN

‘I he taimi ‘oku fakamo’oni mai ai ‘a e Laumalie, ko e fanau kitautolu ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘oku ne lilingi foki mo e loto to’a mo e pau’ia ke tau ui ‘a e ‘Otua ko ‘etau Tamai. Pea koe’uhi ko e to’a ‘a hotau loto ke ne fakaava hotau ngutu, ko e ngaue makehe pe ia ‘a e Laumalie ke fakaha ‘a e ‘ofa faka-Tamai ‘a e ‘Otua, he ka ne ‘ikai ia, ‘e kei vale pe hotau ngutu ‘o ‘ikai lava ke lotu. Kuopau ke tau puke ma’u ki he mo’oni ko eni, ‘oku ‘ikai te tau malava ke lotu ki he ‘Otua ‘o kapau ‘oku ‘ikai te tau pau’ia ‘i hotau loto, ko e ‘Otuaa ‘a ‘etau Tamai, ‘i he taimi ‘oku tau ui ai kiate Ia. 

‘Ikai ko ia pe ka ‘oku ‘i ai mo e tafa’aki ‘e taha; ko ‘etau tui, ‘oku ‘ikai ha’atau fakamo’oni pau ki ai, tukukehe ‘etau ui ki he ‘Otua. Ko e ‘uhinga ia na’e hanga ai ‘e Paula ‘o ‘omi ‘a e me’a sivi ko eni kiate kitautolu, ‘a ‘etau fakahaa’i ‘a e palomesi ‘o ‘ene kelesi ‘i he taimi ‘oku tau lotu ai ki he’etau Tamai.