O Le Keriso a le Atua

Ina ua fesili Iesu i Ona soo, o ai na fai mai ai tagata o Ia, Na tali atu Ona soo ia Ioane le Papatiso, ae na fai mai nisi o Elia, ae o isi na fai mai o se tasi o perofeta tuai, o lē na toetu. Ona fesili atu lea o Iesu ia i latou, who they said He was. Peter answered and said, the Christ of God. What does the Bible say about the Christ of God? What does the Christ of God mean?

The two persons, who changed the spiritual state of mankind

Ma na oo mai e pasi, as He was alone praying, His disciples were with Him: and He asked them, fai mai, Whom say the people that I am? They answering said, Ioane le Papatiso; but some say, Olaia; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. Na ia fai atu ia te i latou, Ae o le na fai mai ia te outou? Peter answering said, O Le Keriso a le Atua (the Anointed of God (Luka 9:18-20))

In the history of mankind, there have been two persons, who have changed the (faaleagaga) state of mankind on earth; le atalii o le Atua Atamu, and the Son of God Jesus the Christ.

Adam was perfectly created in the Ata o le Atua and was appointed on earth to rule as son of God. The position of Adam and his power; his rulership was taken from him when he disobeyed God.

Because of his disobedience to God, man lost his position as a son of God and his rulership on earth to the devil and the devil became his father.

Man lost his position because of disobedience to God

Man had fallen from his position and became under the authority of the devil and his kingdom. Mai lena taimi, death reigned in mankind and produced the fruit of death, o le agasala. Tagata uma, who would be born on earth would be born under the authority of death and would carry and pay the price of sin, o le oti lena.

But God had already a plan to redeem mankind from the power and dominion of the devil and restore the position of mankind on earth and his relationship with God.

Ona o le alofa mo tagata, God sent His Son Jesus the Christ; le Upu i le lalolagi, to redeem mankind from the power and dominion of the devil and to restore the position and the relationship of mankind with God (Faitau foi: Na toefuatai mai e Iesu le tulaga o le tagata pau).

Jesus the Christ of God

Auā e pei ‘ona oti uma lava ‘iā Atamu, e faapea foi ona faaolaina uma ia Keriso (1 Korinito 15:22)

Through the disobedience of the son Adam, the seed of man was affected by death, but through the obedience of the Son Jesus the Christ the seed of man was restored in Him by His life.

Iesu, the living Word showed by His walk and His obedience to God and His will, Faʻafefea ona savali i le lalolagi le Alo o le Atua.

Ua o Iesu’ obedience to God and Lona finagalo, Jesus the Christ accomplished His mission on earth.

In the following articles, you can read about what happened before, i le taimi, and after the crucifixion of Jesus the Christ of God and what the redemptive work of Jesus means for you as a son of God (alii ma tamaitai). You can read the articles, by clicking on the links below.