ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tokonaki ‘Okatopa 8, 2022

DEPENDENT ON CHRIST

FALALA KAKATO KIA KALAISI

COLOSSIANS 1:17

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together

KOLOSE 1:17

pea ko e mu‘a ‘a ‘Ene ‘Afio kae kimui ‘a e me‘a kotoa pē, pea ‘oku fema‘uma‘utaki ‘iate ia ‘a e me‘a kotoa pē:

 

Solus Christus - Christ Alone - Ko Kalasi pe   

There is an absolute and universal dependence of the redeemed on God. The nature and contrivance of our redemption is such that the redeemed are in everything directly, immediately, and entirely dependent on God: they are dependent on Him for all, and are dependent on Him every way.

The several ways wherein the dependence of one being may be upon another for its good, and wherein the redeemed of Jesus Christ depend on God for all their good, are these, namely, that they have all their good of Him, and that they have all through Him, and that they have all in Him. That He is the cause and original whence all their good comes, therein it is of Him; and that He is the medium by which it is obtained and conveyed, therein they have it through Him; and that He is that good itself that is given and conveyed, therein it is in Him.

JONATHAN EDWARDS

‘Oku ‘i ai ha falala ‘oku kakato mo pau ‘aupito ‘oku ma’u ‘e he kakai kuo ‘osi huhu’i ‘e he ‘Otua.  Ko e natula hotau huhu’i, na’e huhu’i fakahangatonu kitautolu ‘i he tapa kotoa pe, ‘o fai ‘i he taimi pe ko ia, pea ‘oku fakafalala kotoa ki he ‘Otua; ‘oku mātu’aki fakatefito ‘iate Ia ‘a e me’a kotoa pe, pea ‘oku fakafalala ‘iate Ia ‘i he tapa kotoa pe.

‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi founga ‘oku fakafalala ai ha taha ‘i ha taha kehe fekau’aki mo ha’ane lelei, ka ko kinautolu kuo huhu’i ‘e Sisu Kalaisi ‘oku nau fakafalala ki he ‘Otua ‘a e me’a kotoa fekau’aki mo ‘enau lelei; ko ‘enau lelei kotoa pe ‘oku ‘iate Ia: pea ‘oku nau ma’u ‘a e me’a kotoa ‘iate Ia, pea ko honau kotoa ‘oku ‘iate Ia.  Ko ‘ene ‘Afio ‘oku tupu mei ai pea fou mei ai ‘a ‘enau lelei, pea ‘oku ‘iate Ia ‘enau tu’u; pea ‘oku fou ‘iate Ia ‘enau ma’u ha me’a pea tafe atu, he ‘oku makatu’unga ‘enau katokatoa ‘iate Ia; he ko Ia tonu ‘a ‘enau lelei ‘a ē ‘oku foaki kiate kinautolu ‘o nau tu’umalie ai, he ko Ia honau fe’unga’anga.