ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tu’apulelulu ‘Akosi 4, 2022 

A FEAST FOR OUR SOULS

KO E TEPILE MAHU MA’A HOTAU LAUMALIE

ROMANS 5:15

But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.

LOMA 5:15

Ka ‘oku ‘ikai ke fai tatau ‘aupito ‘a e ‘omi kelesi mo e faihala. He kapau na‘e mate ‘a e tokolahi ‘i he fai hala ‘a e toko taha, huanoa ‘ene a‘usia ‘a e tokolahi, ‘o fu‘u hulu atu, ‘e he ‘ofa ‘a e ‘Otua, mo ‘ene me‘a‘ofa, ko e me‘a ‘i he ‘ofa ‘a e tangata ‘e toko taha ko Sīsū Kalaisi.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

It was of mere grace that God gave us His only begotten Son. The grace is great in proportion to the dignity and excellency of what is given: the gift was infinitely precious, because it was a person infinitely worthy, a person of infinite glory; and also because it was a person infinitely near and dear to God. The grace is great in proportion to the benefit we have given us in Him: the benefit is doubly infinite, in that in Him we have deliverance from an infinite, because an eternal, misery; and do also receive eternal joy and glory. The grace in bestowing this gift is great in proportion to our unworthiness to whom it is given; instead of deserving such a gift, we merited infinitely ill of God's hands. The grace is great according to the manner of giving, or in proportion to the humiliation and expense of the method and means by which way is made for our having of the gift.

JONATHAN EDWARDS

Ko ‘Ene kelesi pe, na’e foaki ai ‘e he ‘Otua ‘a Hono ‘Alo ma’a kitautolu. Ko e kelesi lahi ‘o taau mo e mafimafi mo e langilangi ‘o e koloa na’e foaki. Ko e me’a’ofa na’e ta’ehanotatau ‘a hono mahu’inga, he ko e foaki ‘e ha tokotaha ‘oku laulotaha hono mahu’inga, pea motu atu hono naunau’ia; ‘oku ta’engata ‘a hono langilangi; pea ko e pesona ‘oku pipiki ki he mafutefua ‘o e ‘Otua, he ko e pele ‘a e ‘Otua. ‘Oku lahi ‘a e kelesi ‘o taau mo e ngaahi tapuaki ‘oku tau ma’u ‘iate Ia: ko e ngaahi tapuaki ko eni, ‘oku ta’efakangatangata he ‘oku ne fakahaofi kitautolu mei ha popula mo ha mamahi ta’engata pea fetongi’aki ha fiefia mo ha langilangi ta’engata.

Ko e kelesi ‘o hono hilifaki ‘o e me’a’ofa ko eni, ‘oku mahulu atu ‘o fakatatau ki hotau tu’unga ta’etaau. Na’e ‘ikai ke tau tuha mo ha fu’u me’a’ofa pehee fau, ka ko ha mala ta’engata pe na’e tonu ke tau ma’u mei he to’ukupu ‘o e ‘Otua. Ko e kelesi ko eni, ‘oku lahi fau, ‘o fakatatau ki he founga na’e fou mei ai ‘a e foaki, pea ‘oku hohoa tatau mo e ‘aufuato ‘o e mahu’inga ‘o hono tuku mai ‘o e fu’u me’a’ofa ni.