ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tu’apulelulu ‘Akosi 25, 2022

HIS OWN PURPOSE AND GRACE

KO ‘ENE TAUMU’A PE MO ‘ENE KELESI

2 TIMOTHY 1:9

who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,

2 TIMOTE 1:9

‘A ia na‘a ne fakamo‘ui kitautolu, mo ne ui ki ha lakanga tapu; ‘o ‘ikai koe‘uhi ko ha ngāue ‘atautolu, ka koe‘uhi ko hono finangalo ‘o‘ona, pea koe‘uhi ko e kelesi na‘e foaki mai ‘ia Kalaisi Sīsū mei he ngaahi kuonga ‘o ‘Itāniti:

 

Solus Christus - Christ Alone - Ko e Kalasi pe    

In the second epistle to Timothy, first chapter, and ninth verse are these words: "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling." Now, here is a touchstone by which we may try our calling. It is "a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace." This calling forbids all trust in our own doings and conducts us to Christ alone for salvation, but it afterwards purges us from dead works to serve the living and true God.

As He that hath called you is holy, so must you be holy. If you are living in sin, you are not called, but if you are truly Christ's, you can say, "Nothing pains me so much as sin; I desire to be rid of it; Lord, help me to be holy." Is this the panting of thy heart? Is this the tenor of thy life toward God, and His divine will?

CHARLES SPURGEON

‘I he ‘Ipiseli hono ua kia Timote, vahe ‘uluaki veesi nima, ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi lea ni: “‘A ia na‘a ne fakamo‘ui kitautolu, mo ne ui ki ha lakanga tapu” ko e kaveinga mahu’inga eni fekau’aki mo hotau ui.  ‘Oku lau ko e ui tapu, ‘ikai fakatatau ki he’etau ngaahi ngaue, kae fakatatau ki he taumu’a mo e kelesi pe ‘a e ‘Otua.  Ko e ui ko ‘eni ‘oku ne tapui ‘a e toe falala ki ha’atau ngaue kā ‘oku ne tataki kitautolu kia Kalaisi tokotaha pe ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e Fakamo’ui.  ‘Oku ne fakama’a foki kitautolu ‘i he hili ‘etau mo’ui mei he ngaahi ngaue mate ketau tauhi ki he ‘Otua mo’ui mo mo’oni. 

Koe’uhi ko ia na’a ne ui koe ‘oku mā’oni’oni, ko ia kuo pau foki ke ke mā’oni’oni foki mo koe.  Kapau ‘oku ke lata ki he mo’ui angahala, ‘oku ‘ikai koe ia ‘i he fa’ahinga kuo ui, kā ‘o kapau ko e me’a ‘a Kalaisi koe, pea ‘oku malava ke ke pehe “’oku mahuhu ‘a ‘eku mo’ui ‘i he angahala; ko hoku loto ke fakaka’anga mo’oni ia meiate au; ‘e ‘Otua, tokonia au ke u mā’oni’oni.”  Ko e hohoi eni ‘a ho loto?  Ko e hu’u eni ‘a ho’o mo’ui ‘i ho vā mo e ‘Otua pea mo hono finangalo ma’a ho’o mo’ui?