ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite ‘Akosi 2, 2022

GLAD TIDINGS OF GRACE

KO E TALANOA FUNGANI ‘O E KELESI

JOHN 15:16

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

SIONE 15:16

Na‘e ‘ikai ko kimoutolu na‘e fili au, ka ko au na‘a ku fili kimoutolu, pea na‘a ku fakanofo kimoutolu, ke mou ‘alu kimoutolu ‘o fua, pea ke nofo ma‘u homou fua; koe‘uhiā ke ‘ilonga ha me‘a te mou kole mei he Tamai ‘i hoku hingoa ke ne ‘atu ia.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe    

 

Unbounded goodness and love enter into the very essence of the Godhead. It is because “his mercy endureth forever” that men are not destroyed; because "his compassions fail not" that sinners are brought to Him and forgiven. Remember this, or you may fall into error by fixing your minds so much upon the faith which is the channel of salvation as to forget the grace which is the fountain and source even of faith itself.

Faith is the work of God's grace in us. No man can say that Jesus is the Christ but by the Holy Ghost. "No man cometh unto me," saith Jesus, "except the Father which hath sent me draw him." So that faith, which is coming to Christ, is the result of divine drawing. Grace is the first and last moving cause of salvation; and faith, essential as it is, is only an important part of the machinery which grace employs. We are saved "through faith," but salvation is "by grace." Sound forth those words as with the archangel's trumpet: "By grace are ye saved." What glad tidings for the undeserving!

CHARLES SPURGEON

Ko e lelei ta’efakangatangata mo e ‘ofa, ‘oku fetaiaki ‘i he uho ‘o e Tolu-taha’i-’Otua. Koe’uhi, ko e “tolonga ‘o ta’engata ‘a e ‘alo’ofa ‘a e ‘Otua,” ‘oku ‘ikai ai ke faka’auha ‘a e fa’ahinga ‘o e tangata; Pea koe‘uhi “‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘osi ‘ene fai faka‘atu‘i”, ‘oku ha’u ‘a e angahala kiate Ia ‘o ma’u fakamolemole. Manatu ma’u ki heni, ka ‘ikai te ke to ki he fehalaaki ‘o e nofo ho’o fakakaukau ‘i he lahi ho’o tui, ‘a ia ko e tafenga pe ia ‘o e fakamo’ui, pea ngalo ‘a e KELESI ko e fauniteni mo e tupu’anga ‘o e ma’u’anga tui

Ko e TUI, ko e ngaue ia ‘a e KELESI ‘a e ‘Otua ‘iate kitautolu. ‘Oku ‘ikai ha taha te ne lava ke fakamo’oni, ko Sisu ko Ia ‘a e Kalaisi, ka ‘i he Laumalie Ma’oni’oni pe. “Oku ‘ikai ha’u ha taha kiate Au,” ko e folofola ia ‘a Sisu, “ka ‘i hono tohoaki ia ‘e he Tamai na’a ne fekau mai au.” Ko ia ai, ko e TUI, ‘i he’ete ha’u kia Sisu, ko e ola (fua) ‘o e tohoaki ‘a e ‘Otua. Ko e KELESI, ko e kamata’anga mo e faka’osinga ‘o e ngaue ‘o e akamo’ui;  pea ko e TUI, neongo ‘a ‘ene tu’u lotoloto ‘i hono mahu’inga, ka ko e konga mahu’inga pe ia ‘o e misini ‘oku fakaivia ‘e he KELESI. ‘Oku fakahaofi kitautolu “ ‘i he TUI,” ka ko hotau fakamo’ui, ‘oku ma’u mei he KELESI. Fakaongo ‘a e lea ni, hange ko e talupite ‘a e ka’ate ‘angelo, “He ko e KELESI pe kuo mou mo’ui mei ai.” Ko ha toki tala fungani ki he kau ta’e’iloa mo ta’etaau!