ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tokonaki Sepitema 24, 2022 

A CONSTANT TENOR OF OBEDIENCE

UHO ‘O E MO‘UI ‘a KALAISI KO E TALANGOFUA

PHILIPPIANS 2:8

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death: death on a cross.

FILIPAI 2:8

pea ‘i he ‘iloange na‘e hā ‘iate ia ‘a e tō‘onga ‘a e tangata, na‘a ne fakamo‘ulaloa‘i ia, he‘ene hoko ko e fai talangofua ‘o a‘u ki he‘ene mate, ka ko e mate ‘i he kolosi.

 

Solus Christus - Christ Alone - Ko Kalasi pe    

The obedience of Christ is said to have been even to death, in which not only its intensity as to degree is expressed, an intensity the greatest which can be rendered by anyone; but also its extension and duration, from the beginning of His life to its end. This appears from His obedience being referred to the whole of His humiliation, which appeared not in His death only, but in His whole life.

In other portions of Scripture, the obedience of Christ is described by the writing of the Law in His heart (Psalm 40), and His active observance of it (Hebrews 10:5). Again, it is spoken of as a race which Christ had to run (Hebrews 12:1-2), and as a work which He had to perform (John 17:4). These were not to be consummated by one act, but to be a constant tenor of obedience through His whole life.

FRANCIS TURRETIN