ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tokonaki ‘Akosi 13, 2022 

A STAMP OF DIVINITY

KO E FAKA’ILONGA MEI LOTO LANGI 

ROMANS 1:20

that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

LOMA 1:20

‘ā, ko ‘eku pehē pē, ke ai ha‘atau fetokoni‘aki ‘i he‘eku ‘iate kimoutolu, ‘a au ‘aki ‘a e lotu ‘amoutolu, pea ko kimoutolu ‘aki e lotu ‘a‘aku.

 

Solus Christus - Christ Alone - Ko e Kalasi pe   

If Christ should now appear to anyone as He did on the mount at His transfiguration; or if He should appear to the world in His heavenly glory, as He will do at the Day of Judgment; without doubt, His glory and majesty would be such as would satisfy everyone that He was a divine person. And why may there not be that stamp of divinity, or divine glory, on the Word of God, on the scheme and doctrine of the Gospel, that may be in like matter distinguishing and as rationally convincing, provided it be but seen? Supposing that God never had spoken to the world, but we had noticed that He was about to reveal Himself from heaven and speak to us immediately Himself; after what manner should we expect that He would speak?

Would it not be rational to suppose that His speech would be exceeding different from men's speech, that there should be such an excellency and sublimity in His word that the word of the wisest of men should appear mean and base in comparison of it? Doubtless it would be thought rational to expect this, and unreasonable to think otherwise.

JONATHAN EDWARDS

Kapau ‘e fotu mai ‘a Kalaisi kiate kitautolu ‘o hange ko ‘ene fakaha Ia ‘i he mo’unga ‘o e fakakehe; pe ko ha’ane fakahā mai Ia ki mamani ‘i hono naunau fakalangi, ‘o hange ko ia te ne fai ‘i he ‘Aho ‘o e Fakamaau; ‘oku ‘ikai ha tala’a, ‘e fiemālie mo tali ‘e he tokotaha kotoa pe ‘a e hoko mai ‘a e ‘Otua ‘i hono naunau mo hono langilangi.  Pea ko e ha nai ‘oku ‘ikai ke pau ai ‘a e tu’unga faka-‘Otua, pe ko e langilangi, fekau’aki mo e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua, pea mo e ngaahi tokatelie ‘o e Koosipeli?  Mahalo pe kapau na’a tau lava ke mamata ki hono ngaahi mo’oni, neongo ‘a e pau ‘a hono ngaahi makatu’unga.  Tau pehe na’e ‘ikai pe ke folofola ‘a e ‘Otua ki mamani, kā na’a tau fakatokanga’i ‘a ‘ene fakahā mai ia mei he ngaahi langi pea ne folofola mai kiate kitautolu; ko e hā ha founga te tau ‘amanaki ai ‘e lea mai ai ‘a e ‘Otua kiate kitautolu?

‘E ‘ikai koā te tau pehē ‘oku tuha ke makehe atu ‘a e ngaahi lea ‘e ngaue’aki ‘e he ‘Otua he’ene fetu’utaki mo e tangata, ke ope atu hono naunau mo hono ngaahi lelei ‘i he tufunga lea ‘a e kau taukei ‘o e fa’ahinga ‘o e tangata?  ‘Io, ‘oku tonu ‘aupito ‘etau vakai ko ‘eni he ‘oku makehe atu pe pea ope atu ‘a e founga ‘a e ‘Otua ‘i he ngaahi founga ‘a e tangata.