Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí

Ko e hā ʻa e “fakapapauʻiʻanga” mo e “sila” ʻoku maʻu ʻe he Kalisitiane pani taki taha mei he ʻOtuá?​—2 Kol. 1:21, 22.

Fakapapauʻiʻanga: Fakatatau ki ha maʻuʻanga fakamatala ʻe taha, ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “fakapapauʻiʻanga” ʻi he 2 Kolinitō 1:22, ko ha “foʻi lea fakatekinikale fakalao mo fakakomēsiale” ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhinga ki he “fuofua totongi, tipōsiti, totongi fakakonga, paʻanga maluʻi, ʻa ia ko hono totongi tokamuʻa ia ʻa e konga ʻo e mahuʻinga ʻo ha koloa, pea ʻoku maluʻi fakalao ai ʻa e koloa ko iá ʻo ka ʻekeʻi, pe fai fakalao ha aleapau.” ʻI he tuʻunga ʻo e kau paní, ko e totongi kakató, pe palé ʻa ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he 2 Kolinitō 5:1-5, ʻoku kau ki ai ʻenau maʻu ʻa e sino fakahēvani taʻefaʻaʻauhá. Ko e palé ʻoku toe kau ki ai ʻenau maʻu ʻa e meʻaʻofa ʻo e moʻui taʻefaʻamaté.​—1 Kol. 15:48-54.

ʻI he lea faka-Kalisi ʻi onopōní, ko e kupuʻi lea ko ení ʻoku toe ngāueʻaki ki he mama fakamaʻú. ʻOku feʻungamālie ʻa e fakatātā ko ení ki he faʻahinga ko ia te nau hoko ko e konga ʻo e uaifi fakaefakatātā ʻo Kalaisí.​—2 Kol. 11:2; Fkh. 21:2, 9.

Sila: ʻI he kuohilí, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻa e silá ko ha fakamoʻoni ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e tokotaha haʻaná, fakapapauʻi hono moʻoní pe felotoi. ʻI he tuʻunga ʻo e kau paní, ʻoku “silaʻi” ai kinautolu pe fakaʻilongaʻi fakaefakatātā ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻoku ʻa e ʻOtuá kinautolu. (ʻEf. 1:13, 14) ʻOku tuʻuloa ʻa e sila ko ení ʻi he toki aʻu ki ha taimi ki muʻa ke mate faitōnunga ʻa e tokotaha ko iá pe ʻi ha taimi ki muʻa ke kamata ʻa e fuʻu mamahi lahí.​—ʻEf. 4:30; Fkh. 7:2-4.