ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tokonaki Siulai 30, 2022 

HONORING GOD'S GRACE

FAKALANGILANGI’I ‘A E KELESI ‘A E ‘OTUA

GENESIS 41:16

So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

SENESI 41:16

Pea tali ‘e Siosifa kia Felo, ‘o pehē, ‘Oku ‘ikai ko au: ko e ‘Otua pē te ne ‘omi ha me‘a ke tu‘umālie ai ‘a e ‘Afiona.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

Let us learn from the example of holy Joseph to honor the grace of God even among unbelievers; and if they shut the door against the entire and full doctrine of piety, we must at least endeavor to instill some drops of it into their minds. Let us also reflect on this, that nothing is less tolerable than for men to arrogate to themselves anything as their own; for this is the first step of wisdom, to ascribe nothing to ourselves, but modestly to confess that whatever in us is worthy of praise flows only from the fountain of God's grace.

It is especially worthy of notice that as the Spirit of understanding is given to anyone from heaven, he will become a proper and faithful interpreter of God. "God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace." Joseph added this from the kindly feeling of his heart; for he did not yet comprehend what the nature of the oracle would be.

JOHN CALVIN

Fakatauange ke tau ako mei he sipinga ‘a e ma’oni’oni ko Siosifa, he’ene fakahikihiki’i ‘a e kelesi ‘a e ‘Otua ‘i he uhouhonga ‘o e kau ta’e lotu; pea kapau ‘oku nau tapuni ‘a e matapaa ki he tokateline kakato ‘o e lotu mo’oni, pea kuopau ke tau poto ‘i hono faka’ali ha ngaahi ‘ata ki honau ‘atamai. ‘Oku mahu’inga foki ke tau fakakaukau ki he mo’oni ko eni, ko ha me’a kataki ngata’a ka ko ha taha ‘oku ne polepole ‘i ha me’a ‘o tala ko ia pe; he ko e ‘uluaki sitepu ‘o e poto, ko ‘ete tala ‘oku ‘ikai ha’ate lelei, ka ‘okapau ‘oku ‘i ai ha me’a ke fakafeta’ia, ko e tafe kotoa mei he fauniteni ‘o e kelesi ‘a e ‘Otua..

‘Ikai ia ko ia pe, ka ‘oku mahu’inga ke tau fakatokanga’i, ko e Laumalie ‘o e tatala me’aa, ‘oku foaki ia ki ha taha pe, mei hevani, ke ne hoko ‘o faka’uhinga’i ha me’a pe ‘oku fou mei he ‘Otua; “ko e ‘Otua pē te ne ‘omi ha me‘a ke tu‘umālie ai ‘a e ‘Afiona,” Na’e tanaki ‘eni ‘e Siosifa ki he ongo’i ‘ofa na’e ‘i hono loto, he na’e ‘ikai te ne ‘ilo’i ‘a e taumu’a ‘o e fekau na’e fou mei he ‘Otua.