E iloa e tagata uma a e solia le tulafono e te maua se sala. Pe a e ave taavale ma sili atu le saoasaoa faatapulaaina, ma soli le tulafono, e mafai ona tauia oe mo lau galuega ma maua se sala tupe. Many people complain when they receive a fine. But they forget one thing… they are responsible for the choice they’ve made to exceed the speed limit and violate the law. O lea la, they are responsible for the fine and no one else. The law contains many rules. People know what is allowed (legal) and what is not allowed (illegal). The law creates clarity and if everyone keeps the law, it creates unanimity. But there are always people, who rebel and make their own laws and put themselves above the law. They decide how fast they will drive and ignore the traffic signs. They decide to ignore red traffic lights and the parking meters. Although they blame the police and/or parking attendants for their rebellious behavior, they have no right to do that. If they decide to disobey the law and do their own will, they should also bear the consequences of their decision and behavior and pay the price for their actions. This also applies to the Kingdom of God and the violation of God’s commandment through the disobedience of one man, whereby everyone has to pay the price for sin. O le fesili o, who will pay the price for sin? You or …
The law of the Kingdom of God
Every kingdom has a law, that represents the will of the ruler(s) of the country. Jesus is the King of the Kingdom of God. O Iesu o le Ao o le Ekalesia; His Body and the Church should represent, obey and do His law. So that His will, lea foi le o le a le tama is done on this earth. Every Christian is responsible for his or her own deeds and decides whether to obey and do God’s will or not.
Le au talitonu, who are appointed as leaders of the church, should represent and do God’s will and make God’s will known to the believers. They should teach the truth of God’s Word, correct and protect the believers and keep order in the church, ma isi.
The leaders of the church are not responsible to share every week interesting historical facts from the Bible, but they are responsible for the lives of the believers. Faith is more than believing in (historical) facts, it’s a life to live.
O poloaiga, which Jesus gave to God’s people
Aua tou te manatu ua ou sau e faaumatia le tulafono, po o le Perofeta: Ou te le o mai e faaleaga, ae ia faataunuuina (Mataio5:17)
Afai e fai mai se tasi, that Jesus had no rules and no commandments and didn’t tell anyone to keep the law of God, then the person doesn’t know the Bible and doesn’t speak the truth. Because although God had already made His will known to His people, by giving them His laws, Jesus also made His will known, by making His Father’s will known to the people of God and fulfilled His law through His works.
Jesus even said to the people, that they should do and observe what the scribes and Pharisees, told them to do, but that they should not do their works. Since their works didn’t line up with the words they confessed (Mataio 23:3).
Jesus not only confirmed the law of His Father, but He even tightened the commandments of the Kingdom of His Father and added more commandments to observe (Faitau foi: the commandments of God and the commandments of Jesus).
O Iesu sa o le ulumatua of the new creation and knew the capability of the new man if (s)o le a ia Alofa i le Atua above all and everyone.
Ae o lenei ua faia fua mai le agasala, Ma Avea Ma Auaunaga i le Atua, you have your fruit unto holiness, ma le iuga faavavau (Roma 6:22)
O le foafoaga fou i ai maliu ia Keriso by laying down the flesh in which sin reigns. Therefore the new creation is redeemed from sin and death, which reigns in the flesh unto death (Roma 5:21, 6:3-10).
The new creation is transferred from the kingdom of darkness, e pule ai le oti, i le Malo o le Atua, where Life reigns (Kolose 1:12-14). Mea tonu lava lena, le foafoaga fou, e ola i le Agaga, shall no longer obey sin, but shall resist sin and reign over sin. Nai lo lena, that sin reigns, as is the case in the life of the toeaina, e ola i la le tino (Roma 6:16-22)
The new man shall not destroy the law of the Father, lea e faatusa i Lona finagalo, but shall fulfill His will, e pei lava o Iesu (Mataio 5:17, Roma 3:13). Because by the baptism with the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit dwells in the new creation, ma His laws are written upon the hearts of the new creations; Le Tagata Fou. The new creations shall speak and walk after God’s will (Ieremia 31:33, Esekielu 36:26-27, 2 Korinito 3:2-3, Eperu 8:10-12)
the wages of sin is death
The Bible says that wages of sin is death. Tagata uma, who is born on this earth is born as a tagata agasala and must pay the price for sin (le usiusitai i le Atua), o le oti lena. Because death is the wages of sin. E leai se tasi e le aofia ai! Some people think they are the exception to the rule. Ae peitai, the truth is that every person needs redemption from the flesh and the works of le toeaina.
Aua o le totogi o le agasala o le oti lea; A o le Meaalofa a le Atua O le ola lea e faʻavavau e ala ia Iesu Keriso lo tatou Alii (Roma 6:23)
Leai se isi, O ai na fanau mai i le fatu o le tagata, is born holy and righteous. Even if you are raised in a Christian family, asiasi i se lotu, be an easy-going person, who looks after the well-being of others, and do many ‘good’ (Alofa) galuega, all of this and all these works cannot save you from death. There is only one way to be redeemed from the old man and that is through Jesus Christ the Son of the living God!
Only by faith in Jesus Christ and by the death of the old man (tino) and the resurrection from the dead of the new man (agaga), you shall be redeemed from sin and be saved from death
That’s why God has sent His Son Jesus Christ as a gift of mercy to the earth to pay the price of sin for sinners.
Jesus Christ has paid the price!
O Iesu sa atoatoa Tagata and He paid the price for sin; oti. Although Jesus didn’t deserve the price for sin and didn’t have to pay the price, Jesus took the blame for sinners and the wages of sin, which is death upon Himself, and gave His life for sinners (2 Korinito 5:21, Eperu 2:14).
O lea ua leai nei se tausalaga ia te i latou o e ua ia Keriso Iesu, o e e le savavali i le tino, ae ina ua mavae le Agaga. Aua o le tulafono a le Agaga o le ola ia Keriso Iesu ua faasaolotoina ai a'u mai le tulafono o le agasala ma le oti. Aua o mea e le mafai ona faia e le tulafono, ona sa vaivai i le tino, Ua auina mai e le Atua lona lava Alo i le faatusa o le tino agasala, ma mo le agasala, tausalaina le agasala i le tino: Ina ia mafai ona faataunuuina le amiotonu o le tulafono ia i tatou, o e e le savavali i le tino, ae ina ua mavae le Agaga (Roma 8:1-4)
Jesus became le Sui for those sinners, O ai e talitonu ia te ia, tuuina atu o latou lava ola (le toeaina, e ola i la le tino), are raised from the dead (agaga), ma mulimuli ia Iesu; le Upu, ma le Agaga Paia.
Only through Jesus Christ can a person be redeemed from sin and death, e pule i la le tino, i le taʻoto i totonu o le tino.
O lea la, if you accept the Taulaga a Iesu Keriso and the price that He has paid for you, and lay down your life as a sinner and become toe fanauina ia Keriso, then you won’t have to pay the price for your sins. Because Jesus has paid the price for you and you have identified yourself with His sufferings, oti, ma le toetu.
By faith and by becoming born again, o oe le toe avea ma tagata agasala. You have been made righteous by the blood of Jesus and therefore you shall walk in righteousness. (Roma 5:1; 18-19, 2 Korinito 5:20-21).
When you become born again and live after the will of God, which is written in the Word of God and in your heart, then you do what pleases Him and glorify your Father in heaven with your life.
There will come a day for every person that is born on this earth, lena (s)he will come to the knowledge of the truth.
What is the knowledge of the truth?
The knowledge of the truth is that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God and that He is the Way, le mea moni, ma le ola. You can come to the knowledge of this truth during your life on this earth or after you die, i le Aso Faamasino, but then it will be too late.
When you come to the knowledge of this truth during your life on earth and believe in Jesus Christ, salamo of your carnal walk and become born again in Him and walk on the way in the Truth of the Word and after the Spirit, you shall not see death. I le Aso Faamasino, when you are found written in the book of life, you shall receive the reward for righteousness, which is eternal life. (i.e. Faaaliga 20:12; 21:1-7; 21:27; 22:3-5).
But if you don’t believe and rebel against the Word of God and persevere in sin and are not willing to repent, but listen and obey the flesh and the lusts thereof, then when you die, you shall see death. Because the death shall come and take you.
I le Aso Faamasino, when you are not found written in the book of life, you shall find out that the penalty for sin is real and that you have to pay the price for your sins yourself.
On that Day, you shall receive the reward of sin, o le lona lua maliu. You shall receive from Him, Whom you denied, o le papatisoga i le afi in the lake of fire, which will last forever (i.e. Faaaliga 20:11-15; 21:8).
“Ia avea ma masima o le lalolagi’
