ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Siulai 26, 2022

APPLIED GRACE

KELESI KUO TE LAVA AI

1 PETER 2:24

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.

1 PITA 2:24

‘a ia na‘a ne fua ‘a e ngaahi angahala ‘atautolu, ‘e ia, ‘i hono sino, ‘i he ‘akau; koe‘uhi ‘i he‘etau mate ki he‘etau ngaahi angahala, ke tau mo‘ui ki he mā‘oni‘oni: ‘a ia ko hono kafo ne mei ai homou faito‘o.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

Let us learn to reply in a different manner to the argument of Satan. You say, Satan, that God is perfectly righteous and the Avenger of all iniquity. I confess it; but I add another property of His righteousness which you have left aside: since He is righteous, He is satisfied with having been paid once. You say next that I have infinite iniquities which deserve eternal death. I confess it; but I add what you have maliciously omitted: the iniquities which are in me have been very amply avenged and punished in Jesus Christ who has borne the judgment of God in my place (Rom 3:25; 1 Pet 2:24).

That is why I come to a conclusion quite different from yours. Since God is righteous (Rom 3:26) and does not demand payment twice, since Jesus Christ, God and man (2 Cor. 5:19), has satisfied by infinite obedience (Rom 5:19; Phil 2:8) the infinite majesty of God (Rom 8:33), it follows that my iniquities can no longer bring me to ruin (Col. 2:14); they are already blotted out and washed out of my account by the blood of Jesus Christ who was made a curse for me (Gal 3:13), and who righteous, died for the unrighteous (1 Pet 2:24).

THEODORE BEZA

Ta u vakai angee ki ha founga kehe ke taki ‘aki ‘a e tukuaki ‘a Setane. ‘E Setane, ‘oku ke pehee, ko e ‘Otua ‘oku haohaoa mo ma’oni’oni pea ko e Helo ‘oku ne taukapo’i ‘a e kau angahala. ‘Io, ‘oku ou fakamo’oni ki ai, ka ‘oku ou fakakau atu ‘a e konga ‘o ‘ene ma’oni’oni na’e ‘ikai te ke lau ki ai: koe’uhi ko ‘ene ma’oni’oni, ‘oku ne tali ke totongi mo’ua ta tu’o taha ange pe ki ai. ‘Oku ke talamai, ‘oku lahi ta’efakangatangata ‘eku angahala pea ‘oku tuha ke u mate ta’engata ai. ‘Oku ou fakamo’oni ki ai; ka te u toe fakamanatu atu ‘a e me’a na’a ke hanga ‘o fakangalo’i: ko e ngaahi anghia ‘oku ‘iate au, kuo totongi sauni kotoa pea hilifaki kotoa hono tautea kia Kalaisi, ‘a ia na’a ne fua ‘a e kona ‘o e houhau ‘a e ‘Otua ko hoku fetongi (Loma 3:25; 1 Pita 2:24).

Ko e ‘uhinga ia ‘oku kehe ai ‘eku aofangatuku meia koe. Koe’uhi ko e ma’oni’oni ‘a e ‘Otua (Lom 3:26) pea ‘ikai te ne toe ‘eke tu’o ua ‘a e totongi, koe’uhi ko Sisu Kalaisi, ko e ‘Otua mo tangata (2 Kol. 5:19), kuo ne fakakakato ‘a e talangofua ta’engata (Lom 5:19; Phil 2:8) ko e langilangi ta’engata ‘a e ‘Otua (Lom 8:33), pea ‘i he’ene pehee, ko e kotoa ‘o ‘eku ngaahi angahala, ‘e ‘ikai te nau faka’auha au (Kolose 2:14); kuo ‘osi tamate’i kotoa pea fakama’a ‘i he ta’ata’a ‘o Sisu Kalaisi, he na’a ne hoko ko e mala’ia koe’uhi ko au (Kal 3:13), he neongo ko e ma’oni’oni, ka na’a ne pekia ma’ae ta’e ma’oni’oni (1 Pita 2:24).