ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Monite ‘Akosi 1, 2022 

AN INVALUABLE FREEDOM

KO E TAU’ATAINA MAHU’INGA FAU

EPHESIANS 1:7

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

‘EFESO 1:7

‘a ia, ‘i he‘etau ‘iate ia, ‘oku tau ma‘u ni ‘a e huhu‘i, ko e me‘a ‘i hono ta‘ata‘a, ko e fakamolemole ‘o ‘etau ngaahi angahala, ‘o fakatatau ki he mohu me‘a ‘o ‘ene kelesi.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe    

By His death He has restored us to favor with the Father, and therefore we ought always to direct our minds to the blood of Christ as the means by which we obtain divine grace. After mentioning that through the blood of Christ we obtain redemption, [Paul] immediately styles it "the forgiveness of sins" to intimate that we are redeemed because our sins are not imputed to us. Hence it follows that we obtain by free grace that righteousness by which we are accepted of God, and freed from the chains of the devil and of death.

The close connection which is here preserved, between our redemption itself and the manner in which it is obtained, deserves our notice; for so long as we remain exposed to the judgment of God, we are bound by miserable chains, and therefore our exemption from guilt becomes an invaluable freedom. According to the riches of His grace, He now returns to the efficient cause, the largeness of the divine kindness which has given Christ to us as our Redeemer.

JOHN CALVIN

Koe’uhi ko ‘Ene pekia, kuo fakalelei ai kitautolu mo e Tamai, pea ‘oku taau ke tau fakamama’u ki he ta’ata’a ‘o Kalaisi, ko e ma’u’anga ‘o ‘ene kelesi. ‘I he hili pe ‘ene pehee, kuo tau ma’u hotau huhu’i ‘i he ta’ata’a ‘o Kalaisi, ‘oku fakaha mai ‘e Paula, ko e kelesi ko eni, ko e “ fakamolemole angahala” he kuo totongi hotau mo’ua pea ‘oku ‘ikai toe lau ia kiate kitautolu. ‘Io, kuo tau ma’u ‘a e ma’oni’oni ko e kelesi tala’ofa, pea kuo tali ai kitautolu ‘e he ‘Otua, pea kuo vete ange hotau popula ki he ngaahi ha’i ‘aione ‘a e tevolo mo mate. 

Ko e fekau’aki vaofi ‘a hotau huhu’i mo e founga na’e fai’aki, ‘oku mahu’inga ke tau tokanga ki ai; lolotonga ko ia ‘etau nofo ‘i he malumalu ‘o e fakamaau ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘oku ma’u kii’i kitautolu ‘e ha ngaahi lopa uakamea, pea ko hotau faka’ataa mei he tu’ungfa halaiaa, ko ha tau’ataina matu’aki mahu’inga fau. Fakatatau ki he mohume’a ‘a ‘Ene kelesi, ‘oku Ne fakafoki ki he lava’anga fungani, ‘a e lahi faufaua ‘o ‘Ene ngaahi ‘alo’ofa, kuo foaki mai ai ‘a Kalaisi ma’a kitautolu ko hotau Huhu’i.