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1 LAMEPA EFKAS LOMIGA: SETEMA & OKETOPA 2013 LOTU A TAMAITI 2013 MATAUPU I TOTONU Lotu a Tamaiti - 1 EFKAS PETESA-TAI EFKAS MATUU & FAGANEANEA EFKAS LAULII INA TUU MAIA O TAMAITI E O MAI IA TE A U. EFKAS AOA. Upu a le Faatonu 2 Leo o Tamaiti (358) 3 Lauga 4-5 Tusitusiga mai le 5-14 Seminare KFTS Ua feagai ma suiga Itulau mo Tupulaga Kananafou Bookstore -New Arrivals 17 LOTU A TAMAITI - EFKAS AOA Tusia e Ioelu Onesemo AK, Sui-Failautusi: O le faatumulia o le malumalu Satauro o le Alofa i le Aso Sā, 13 Oketopa i le 9:00 i le Mai le Ofisa o le 17 taeao. O le vaaiga lea i le lotulotu atu o Failautusi Aoao. matua ma aiga e molimauina le faamoemoe o fanau o le Ekalesia Fa apotopotoga KerFAASILASILAGA!!! isiano i Amerika Samoa i Aoa mo le Lotu a O KOMITI TUMAU NEI O Tamaiti o le LE A FAATAUNUUINA O le sauniga sa taita iina e le susuga i le FaiLAVA A LATOU feau Toeaina ia Fiti Aofia(FT), faatasi ma sui FONOTAGA IA tofia o fanau mo le faitauina o le Tusi Paia IANUARI 14-17, 2014: 1. Komiti Au Toeaina ma le saunia o talosaga. Sa faatino foi le Sakalameta Paia ole Papatisoga mo se tasi o 2. Komiti Faamisionare afafine o le ekalesia ia Sipele Setafine e tasi i 3. Komiti Tupe ai le tamaitiiti sa papatisoina. 4. Komiti A oga O le porokalame sa amata mea lava le Ia silafia: E totogi mai e le tagata lana vasega amata iā latou tauloto ma pese. Na lava pasese, ae o le a toe vaaia le fiafia o matua ma aiga i le taumafaifaaola atu e le Teutupe i le ga a fanau laiti, auā e mālie, e leo mālie i le pasese pito maulalo pe a faalogo ma e suamalie i le tofo faalefaaolatia mai i fanua. mafaufau ma le agaga upu a latou gutu. Ma CCCAS FAGALOA YOUTH SMILE e pei lava o le auga lea o faamoemoega o le See CCCAS Website: lotu tamaiti i le au matamata o le fanau laiti. Sa faatino tala ma pese mai le vasega laiti se ia o o lava i le vasega matutua faapitoa. Na faai u le sauniga i le fe au ma le faaopopo a le taitai mo matua ma fanau mai le Faataooto 5:7, O lenei le fanau e, ia outou faalogo mai ia te a u; aua foi nei alo ese outou i upu a lo u gutu. O le manulauti lea o le Lotu a Tamaiti o lenei tausaga. O le itula e 4:00 i le afiafi sa amatalia ai le sauniga e lua-a i sauniga mo le Lotu a Tamaiti o lenei tausaga. Ma ua faapito mo aiga taitasi o le ekalesia ma le tapenapenaga a le mafutaga tupulaga talavou a le ekalesia i Aoa. O le Susuga ia Aofia (FT) faatasi ma fanau tofia sa taitaiina le sauniga. Na faamalieina le maimoa ma le faafofoga a le ekalesia i tapenaga a aiga aemaise le autalavou. Sa vaaia le loimata maligi o le toatele i le porokalame a le autalavou e ala i pesepesega, o molimau ma ata faalia o fanau a le ekalesia. E momoli ai alofaaga mo fanau a le ekalesia ma le nuu o loo galulue i vaegaau a le malo-tele o Amerika. Na faaiuina foi lenei sauniga i le faaopoopo a le taitai mo aiga ma le fanau. O le faafetai i le susuga i le Faifeau Toeaina ma le faletua ia Fiti ma Alofa Aofia, i le aiga o faiaoga ma le Aoga Aso Sa, ma le mafutaga tupulaga talavou a le ekalesia i Aoa mo sauniuniga ua matagofie ai le faamoemoe o le faamanatuina o le Aso Sa o le Lotu a Tamaiti.

2 P A G E 2 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A UPU A LE FA ATONU Saunia e Emau Petaia, FMM: O se tautalaga e faapito mo le lolomiga lenei o la tatou LAMEPA o le lua masina, Setema ma Oketopa E tāua le masina o Setema i le tala faasolopito o le Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano ia Samoa atoa, ona o le faailogaina ma faamanatu pea o le taimi na taunuu ai le Lotu Kerisiano i laufanua o Samoa---o le tala e faamanatu le taunuu o le va alotu, Savali o le Filemu, i le gataifale o le nuu o Sapapalii i le motu o Savaii, i le masina o Aokuso Ou te talitonu o lo o tausia pea e le Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Samoa ma Amerika Samoa lenei tala, e le gata i Samoa a e faapea foi i so o se atunuu o le lalolagi ua salalau atu i ai Samoa i lea augatupulaga ma lea augatupulaga---ia a oa o ma faasino, ia faatonu ma faamanatu pea lava pea, i ana tamafanau i so o se itu o le lalolagi le taimi na faato a taunuu ai le Lotu Kerisiano i Samoa. O le tiute tau ave lea faale-tala Lelei mo le Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano Samoa. Ua tele tusi ma faamaumauga eseese i nei ona po, ua faamatalaina ai lenei tala faasolopito o le Lotu Kerisiano ma lona salalau atu i itu e fa o le lalolagi, se ia o o mai lava i Samoa ma le Vasa Pasefika. Sa mua i faaigoa lea Tala Lelei i tausaga ua tuana i, o le Ekalesia Lonetona Misionare Sosaiete i Samoa (LMS), po o le Lotu Taiti. O le upu Taiti, o le faapuupuuina o le upu Tahiti, po o le atumotu o Tahiti sa malaga mai ai Ioane Viliamu ma faifeau Tahiti, o i latou ia sa muamua a oa o atu le tala lelei ia Iesu Keriso i le amataga o le Lotu Kerisiano i Samoa. O le a ou le taumafai e faamatala le uiga o le LMS, a e na suia le igoa i le 1962 i le maliliega tuu faatasi a le Komiti Au Matutua i Lonetona (Board of Elders, Lonetona, UK.) ma le Ekalesia i Samoa i le Fono Tele na usuia i Malua, Samoa. A e o le tausaga e 1980 na a e ai i le finagalo o ta ita i o le Matagaluega a Tutuila ma Manu a, o le a faavae la latou lava ekalesia, o le Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Amerika Samoa [EFKAS]; o le tausaga na soso o ane ai, 1981, na amata ona faatasi mai aulotu Samoa i Amerika ma Hawaii, a e mulimuli ane ai Niu Sila ma Ausetalia. Ua saunia lotu tuu faatasi i le nofo a Pulega ma Matagaluega o le EFKAS i Aso Sa muamua o Setema, e faailogaina ai lenei aso faamanatu o le Tala Lelei i Samoa, e tāua i lenei Aso Sa faailogaina le molimauina o faiga taulaga o Pese ma Viiga i le Atua, a e maise o le aoina o le faiga taulaga tupe mo le faalauteleina o le Tala Lelei ia Iesu Keriso ma le Ekalesia Kerisiano i so o se itu o le lalolagi. O le faamanatu mai lea o le Tala Lelei i o tatou tagata lolotu. Ua ou talitonu, e tumau le Tala ma lona faamatalaina, a e le tumau le tagata ma le lalolagi i uiga ma mafaufauga; auā o le lalolagi e fesuisuia i a e tumau le Atua. O le tiute ma le matafaioi o le tagata talitonu i le Atua, ua i ai le faamoemoe tāua e tulimata i pea i luma--- ia tupu ma ola le tala ia Iesu Keriso ma le faaolataga na ia saunia mo le lalolagi agasala. Ua fai ma upu faamuāgagana, O tupulaga o le lumana i lea o aiga, nuu ma le atunuu, e faapea i le Ekalesia Kerisiano. E foliga, ua fesoota i lea manatu ma le faailogaina o le Lotu a Tamaiti (White Sunday). Ia faatāua fanau i lo latou soifua tutupu a e i le olaga faa-kerisiano. Ia a oa oina fanau ia iloa ma malamalama i le Tusi Paia, o afioga a le Atua; ia iloa ona faatino a oa oga mai le Tusi Paia i le olaga fesoota i i le mafutaga faa-aiga. O le aiga o le mafutaga e faavae i le talitonuga faa-kerisiano, ua aofia ai le tamā, le tinā ma le fanau. A e o se tasi o popōlega, ona o nei ona po, ua tele ina vaevaeina le mafutaga faa-aiga, e o o lava foi i le faauigaina o le upu ulugalii, ua taumafai le tagata e sui le Tusi Paia ina ia faamatala i se uiga e tusa ma lona loto: O ni isi aiga ua na o le tinā, o ni isi aiga ua na o le tamā, a o ni isi foi aiga ua matuā leai se mafutaga tuufaatasi. Ua molimauina le faaopoopo mai pea o suiga fou e tele, a e maise lava o suiga e aafia ai tupulaga talavou. Atonu o le a lē afāina suiga e tatau ma lelei. So o se mea lelei e fou mai, e i ai lava ma mea leaga e fefiloi mai ai. O le filifiliga la po o fea e lelei, a o fea foi e leaga, o iina e mana omia ai le mafaufau sa lelei ona a oa oina (faa-kerisiano), e faapei ona molimau le Poto o Solomona (Faataoto), ia a oa oina le tama e tusa ma ona ala a o tamaitiiti, a o o ina matua e le toe te a ese ai. A e tatou te maua atili lea lava faasinoga e tusa ma apoapoaiga mai le aposetolo o Paulo i lona atalii faaleagaga o Timoteo i le Feagaiga Fou. O le toe molimau a le aufaievagelia e uiga i le tala ia Iesu Keriso, ua faamauina e faapea, O lenei, ia outou o atu e fai nuu uma lava ma so o... ia outou a oa o atu ia te i latou ia tausi i mea uma ua ou fai atu ai ia te

3 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A P A G E 3 outou; faauta foi, ou te ia te outou i aso lava, e oo lava i le gataaga o le lalolagi. (Mataio 28:19-20). O le faasalalauina o le Tala Lelei, o se faatinoga e lē na o upu ma faamatalaga, a e o le tala e tatau ona a oa oina ma faatino i le soifuaga o le tagata. E tāua le a oa oina o fanau a o tutupu a e, ma le faamoemoe o le a aogā mo le atina eina o aiga, nuu ma le atunuu, e faapea foi i le Ekalesia. O le Lotu a Tamaiti, ua lē o toe faapitoa na o le LMS, a e ua faapea i so o se ekalesia o lo o fia faaauau pea le tāua o fanau ma le atunuu o Samoa, e pei ona masani ai. O se faatinoga faa- Kerisiano lea e lelei, a e maise lava ia faavae le fanau ia iloa ma malamalama i le Tusi Paia ma a oa oga faa- Kerisiano. E moni ua le toe tutusa tausaga ua mavae ma ona po nei, auā e tele mafua aga ua pogai ai. Ua lē toe pūmo omo o le lalolagi sa mua i amata mai ai i motu e sefulu, auā ua toetoe lava o atunuu uma o le lalolagi ua i ai tagata Samoa o nonofo ai. O le faitau aofa i o Samoa i le selau tausaga ua tuana i, masalo ua faatoluina, po o le sili atu foi le faitau aofa i i le tausaga E faatusaina le faigatā ua i ai nei, i se faataitaiga e faatatau i le tagata fagota, po o le tagata faifaiva i le sami. O tausaga ua mavae, sa tele ina fagogota Samoa i paopao i le aloalo; a o aso nei, ua i ai vaa fagota tetele e fagota ai i le moana sausau. Ailoga o toe lava le iloa ma le malamalama o le fagota i le paopao, e faifaiva ai i le vaa tele i le moana sausau? E faapea le faatusa i le tagata a oa oina i se tulaga pūmo omo o, a e faamoemoe e galue i fesootaiga ma le lalolagi lautele. O lona uiga, ua tatau ona a oa oina ia telē se iloa e fagota ai i le tai loloto, a e lē na o le tai papa u. O se tasi lenei o fetuunaiga e faigatā ona fai i ai se i uga latalata mai: O uiga ma amioga tuai a e taumafai e faaofi i ai suiga fou. E manatua ai le a oa oga a IESU---E faigatā ona suia le uaina fou i le uaina tuai. A e faapefea ona a oa oina fanau i ona po nei, ina ia ola i le olaga lelei sa i ai tupulaga o tausaga ua mavae? E foliga, e lelei ona taofi mau i le soifuaga tausaafia ua iloa, a e faatino ma galueaiina i faiga fou ua talafeagai ma nei ona po. Ua na o se ta imuaga lenei o se mataupu e fia faaauau pea---o suiga fou ma faiga sa masani ai ma faafitauli ua molimauina ai. ******************************************* O LEO O TAMAITI [Pese 358] Tusia e Emau Petaia, FMM Matua: Osana i mea e aupito i luga... (Mareko 11:10). Na fai le fono a Malo Aufaatasi (United Nations), ma faai ugafonoina ai, o le a ta ua le tausaga 1979 o le Tausaga Faapitoa mo Tamaiti. O le faavae o lenei i ugafono, ia faailoa le tāua o le olaga faatamaitiiti i totonu o nuu ma atunuu. A e maise o le tuuina atu lea o le avanoa lelei e tupu ma atina e ai le olaga o le tamaitiiti, ina ua ia mafai ona maua ia avanoa. E faapei o lenei: Ia tuuina atu i a oga, ia lelei ona tausia i le itu faaletino i mea ai, ia maua le sa olotoga e saili ai ma fesilisili ai, ia maua le sa olotoga o tapuaiga. O lona uiga, e tatau ona ofo atu nei avanoa uma mo le olaga o le tamaitiiti. I le vaai faalemafaufau i lenei taumafaiga a Malo Aufaatasi, e le fou lea manatu ma lea lagona ia Samoa ma le soifuaga faale-lotu. Ua silia nei i le selau tausaga o faamanatu le Lotu a Tamaiti i Samoa. O lona uiga, ua le na o se tausaga e tasi e faailogaina ai, a e o tausaga uma lava ua faailogaina ai le Aso Sa faapitoa mo tamaiti laiti ma tupulaga talavou, e ala i le Lotu a Tamaiti (White Sunday) i le Aso Sa lona lua o Oketopa i tausaga uma. O le faamamafa pito i tāua faale-lotu, ia soifua ma ola fanau a Samoa i le iloa ma malamalama i le Tusi Paia, ma ia soifua ai i le olaga faa-kerisiano. A o isi lava mea e tele e tāua i le faafiafiaina o loto o fanau, o le itu faaletino lea, e pule le tamā ma le tinā i mea ua mafai ona saunia lelei mo le fanau---o lavalava, mea ai, tēuga faamatagofie, ma isi lava mea faapena. O Iesu Keriso le ulua i faiaoga na faaalia lona alofa ma agalelei i le soifuaga faatamaitiiti. A e o o mai lava i o tatou tupulaga, e i ai pea le manatu faatalalē i fanau laiti. E to atele latou te taumafai e tulei ese le olaga faatamaitiiti, e faapei o se mea leaga. Ua faaupuina e itiiti le tino ma le mafaufau, e faavalevalea ma faama ima ia. A o le silasila a Iesu, ua ia aumai ai ni uiga maualuluga ma le tāua i le olaga faatamaitiiti, e tatau ona tau ave ma faatūmauina i le soifuaga atoa o le tagata. O uiga mamā ma le olaga faigofie, o le loto talitonu ma le faalogologo, o le naunau e fia iloa ma tuufesili. O nei uiga lelei e mafai ona faatupuina ai se olaga aoga, pe afai tatou te tuu atu avanoa e ola ai, atoa ma lo tatou faamaoni i le ta utinoga o le Papatisoga---tatou te tatalo, tatou faia le tiute o le a oa o atu ma fesoasoani ina ia tutupu a e tamaiti e fai ma Kerisiano ma tagata o le ekalesia. Amuia se tasi na te manatua pea: O Leo o tamaiti, e Osana ia Iesu. *************************************************

4 P A G E 4 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A LAUGA (Saunia e Mika T. Falealii FS.) Tusi Faitau: I Korinito 11:17-29 Matua: I Korinito 11:21 Auā a aai, ua ta ito atasi ma fai lana lava talisuaga, ua lāina le tasi, ua onā le tasi. Manatu-Autū Faatafuna i le talisuaga a le Alii. (Desecrating the Lord s table) O le tusi lenei sa tusia e le Aposetolo o Paulo, a o i ai i Efeso i lana malaga faamisionare lona tolu. E silia ma le 2 tausaga o galue le Aposetolo i Efeso, a e maua le tala, ua i ai faaletonu i le ekalesia i Korinito. O le faafitauli tele lava, lea o lo o ta ua i le Mataupu 1:12 (Korinito). O fevaevaeaiga ma feeseseaiga ua tula i mai i totonu o le ekalesia. Ua faalogo le Aposetolo. Ua leai se ola mafuta faatasi o totino o le ekalesia, a ua fevaevaea i ma feaina i. Ua malosi le faailoga tagata, le tusitusilima, ma le manatu faapito. Ua fai lava le loto o le tagata ia. Ua avea la fevaevaeaiga ma fe-eseeseaiga ia, ua atagia ai le felotoa i ma le feaina i. Ua tapua i i le Atua na o latou laugutu, a o loto ua matuā taumamao ma le finagalo o le Atua. Ua oo a i le talisuaga paia a le Alii, i le tala lea sa faitauina, ua faatafuna i ai nisi o le au Kerisiano i Korinito. Ua manatu māmā, ma ua faatauvaa ia i latou le talisuaga a le Alii. O le talisuaga e atagia ai le tasi ma le maopoopo o le fanau a le Atua. E atagia ai le alofa ma le nonofo fealofani o uso ma tuafafine ia Keriso. O le faatusa o le tino paia ma le toto o le Alii, na faamomomoina ma faamaligiina mo le faamagaloina o agasala. A ua faatauvaa ia Korinito, Auā a aai, ua ta ito atasi ma fai lana lava talisuaga. Ua lāina le tasi, ua onā foi le tasi. IOE. Ua faaaogā le talisuaga paia a le Alii, ua fai ai a latou faiga ai ma inuga uaina. Ua onanā, ona sosoo lea ma le faitaaga ma le amioleaga. Ua aai foi ma inu sa oloto le tagata mauoa, a e galo ai le tagata mativa o lo o galala ma fiaola. O faiga faale-alofa ia, ua tula i mai i le sauniga o le talisuaga a le Alii i Korinito. Ua avea ma faatinoga leaga, ua a afia ai le nofo lelei ma le ola mafuta faatasi o le fanau a le Atua i Korinito. Ua aai ma feinu faaletatau, ma ua fai ma pogai o le faamasinoga a le Atua. Ua māfua ai ona malaia ma faasalaina le to atele. Ua faaaoga la e Paulo le ata faatusa o le tagata ma ona itutino e tele. E faamalamalama ma taumafai e fo ia ai le faafitauli lea ua tula i mai i le ekalesia i Korinito. Fai mai le Aposetolo, E lē mafai e le mata ona fai ane i le gutu, e leai sou aoga ia te a u. E le mafai foi e le ulu ona fai ifo i vae, lua te le aoga ia te a u. E ui ina tele itutino o le tagata, a e tasi lava le tagata. E faapea foi le Ekalesia. E ui ina eseese tiute ma matafaioi ua valaauina ai totino ta itasi, a e ao lava ona fesoota i itutino uma i le Ao o le Ekalesia, o Keriso lea. E tatau ona fesoota i faatasi vaega uma i le agaga e tasi ma le loto e tasi e aunoa ma ni fe ese eseaiga ma ni fevaevaeaige ono tutupu mai. Ioe, e mana omia le galulue faatasi. E mana omia le tasi o le loto, tasi le tino, tasi foi le agaga. Ina ia tasi ai le fa amoemoe mo se lumana i manuia. Ua manatu le Aposetolo, afai o le a fa aauauina pea le ola fevaevaea i ma le feeseesea i, o le a lē taunuu i se taunuuga lelei ma le manuia le Ekalesia. O la le Aposetolo, Pe afai e tigā le tasi itutino, ia tigā faatasi ai itutino uma lava. Pe afai e viia le tasi itutino, ia olioli faatasi ai itutino uma. Ioe, le au uso e: O lea ua faamanatu mai e le Aposetolo ia i tatou uma i lana tusi atu i le ekalesia i Korinito: Ina ia tatou maua le agaga o le fe-alolofaa i... le agaga o le fe-faamafanafanaa i... atoa ma le ola fetausia i. O tatou uma lava, o itutino o le ekalesia paia a le Atua i le lalolagi. E ui lava ina eseese o tatou aiga, mātua, ma nuu sa tatou fānanau ai, a o lenei ua tatou fuifui faatasi. Ua fusia i tatou uma, e avea ma itutino e tasi o lana ekalesia. O tatou o tamafai, o suli moni faatasi ma Keriso. E iloa la ua tasi i tatou uma, pe afai ua atagia i o tatou ola foliga paia o le Atua. E faapefea ona iloa lea mea? Muamua: E iloa i lau amio---amio lelei, amio-tausaafia, amio mamā, ma ia āva foi ma fa aaloalo i tagata uma. Lua: E iloa i lau

5 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A P A G E 5 tautala---tautala ma le faaaloalo, tautala i mea lelei ma le aogā e atia e ai le isi tagata, a e lē o le tautala i upu taufaaleaga, e tupu ai misa ma feeseeseaiga; ma lona Tolu: E iloa ina ua e salamō, toe timata le upega, ma toe āfua se taeao fou i lou soifua ma lo u foi ola. O iinā e iloa ai, ua moni lo tatou taliaina o le faatusa o le tino ma le toto paia o le Alii, pe afai ua tatou salamō faamaoni. E iloa ina ua tatou feinu ma aai i le agaga e tasi; i le maopoopo ma le nonofo fealofani o itutino uma. E lē pulea faamalosi e le tasi itutino le isi itutino. Aua foi le manatu le tasi itutino, ua sili atu o ia i le isi. A ia soifua ma ola fefaasoaa i, fetausia i, ma ola fefaamagaloa i. O iinā tonu le au uso e, e iloa ai... ua outou soifua ma tatou ola faale-agaga, a e lē faatafuna ma faale-tino e pei ona faia e Kerisiano i Korinito. O le talisuaga moni lena... O tatou tagata ua faafouina ma faapaiaina mo Keriso! Ua tasi le tino, tasi le loto, tasi foi le agaga. Auā foi, o le agaga e to atasi na papatisoina ai i tatou uma i le tino e tasi. E lē o toe i ai la se Iutaia po o se Eleni. E lē o toe i ai foi se pologa po o se sa oloto, se mativa po o se mauoa. Auā, ua uma ona faainumia i tatou uma i le Agaga e tasi; ona o le Togiola ua uma ona saunia e Iesu Keriso e ala i lona maliu ma lona toe soifua manumalo nai le oti ma le tuugamau, lea ua faamagaloina ai a tatou agasala uma lava. O le Agaga lena, ia faatumulia ai pea o tatou loto, tatou te faia ai pea mea sili ma mea lelei, e viia ai le Atua. Ia manuia faiva ma tiute o galulue ai, manuia foi le tapuaiga a tamā ma tinā matutua. Amene! ********************************* Ia e faatuatua i le Alii ma lou loto atoa; ae aua le faalagolago i lou lava atamai. Ia e manatua o Ia i ou ala uma, ona faatonuina ai lea e ia lava ou ala... Lo u atalii e, aua le faatauvaa ia te oe le a oa iga a le Alii; aua foi e te inoino pe a a oa iina oe e Ia. Auā o le ua alofagia e le Alii, e a oa iina o ia e Ia; e pei o le tamā ona a oa iina o lona atalii ua ia fiafia i ai. (Faataoto 3:5-6; 11-12) TUSITUSIGA MAI LE SEMINARE FAA- FAIFEAU KANANA FOU - KFTS Ekalesia ma lana Mataupu Silisili i Aso o le Atamai Fa a-tekanolosi : Saunia e Rev. Dr. Moreli Niuatoa - Sui Peresetene KFTS: O nai mafaufauga e faaopoopo ma fesoasoani i folasaga poo ifea e amata ai le mataupu silisili pei ona aumai i le Lamepa taluai. O mataupu ma finauga faapenei e tāua tele mo le Ekalesia ma ona tagata faatuatua. E le o se taumafaiga ia faumalo i se finagalo fa aalia o nisi o le aufaigaluega a o le agaga fefaasoaa i ina ia manino ma fesoasoani i lenei mataupu e le faigofie. E i ai eseesega o taofiga e faalagolago lava i le tagata fai-mataupu silisili ma lana faamamafa. Pau o le mea ua molimauina e sa o ua tele le aafia o mafaufauga o le tagata faimataupu silisili o aso nei ona o le atamai faa-tekanolosi (technology) sa tau le maua i aso ua mavae. Tele o suiga i aso nei o suiga i faiga e fai ai ae tumau pea le aitia faavae o mea. O le mataupu silisili ma le faiga faa-pasefika poo le faa- Samoa (contextualization) e mafai ona faamatala i le fee (octopus). A oo ina lamatia le fee e le fili ona sui lea o lona tino (adaptation) ua felanulanua i (camouflage) ma faapulepule ia lafi faalilolilo ai i maa ma amu o pipii ai (context); e faamasau foi lona lama e faapogisa ai le fili ne i iloa mai ia te ia. E i ai le mea tāua ua ou lisi atu: contextualization e tāua mo le fausaga o mataupu silisili. O le tala sa o lava soo se mataupu silisili a o le contextual theology o le tuufaafeagai o le faiga faasiosiomaga ma le olaga o soifua ai tagata. Ua fesoasoani mai si alii o Stephen Bevans i la u mau there is no such thing as theology there is only contextual theology. 1 O se faiga ia malamalama ai le faatuatuaga Kerisiano i tu ma aga e faapitoa mo le nuu ma ana faiga masani. O le ogatotonu lena o le mea e ta u o le mataupu silisili i le lalolagi lenei. 1 E mafai ona maua atoatoa se faamatalaga i lenei alii i lana tusi, Models of Doing Contextual Theology, 2 O nisi o ana tusitusiga, City of God, Book VIII. 3 Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, 2011, p O le upu moni o le aufaigaluega faifeau o le au fai

6 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A P A G E 6 mataupu silisili poo theologians a le Ekalesia. O tofiga la ia o le aufaigaluega faamatala le Atua. O le galuega lena e ta u o le mataupu silisili. O le a lea mea o le Mataupu Silisili? O le tali a Augustine of Hippo2 o fetuunaiga ma talanoaga e faatatau i le Atua (reasoning or discussion concerning the Deity). Fai mai Richard Hooker3, o le su esu ega o mea paia ; o le tali a le toeaina Dr. Ulisese Sala, o le science a le ekalesia a o le science e eseese ona faatino e le aufaigaluega. E taofi eseese foi le aufaigaluega faifeau i faiga e mafaufau ma lalaga ai lana mataupu silisili. Soo se taimi lava e lauga pe a oa o ai se faifeau i lana aulotu i tala o le Atua ma Iesu Keriso, ua tautala i le mataupu silisili. O le faavae lena o lo u taofiga o faifeau uma a le ekalesia o theologians. Faafetai i le Atua mo ia tofiga lelei mo lana aufaigaluega. E amata la u fesoasoani i nai fautuaga laiti ina ia gasologa lelei le faamatalaina o la u mau. O le a taumafai lava e vaevae atu faa-mataupu laiti nai vaega ua ou manatu e aoga mo lenei mataupu ma fetufaaiga e le faigofie. A. Fesoasoani ina ia Malamalama le Au Faitau Lamepa. E iai taimi a le talafeagai le fesili ma mea o tutupu e faigata ona maua se tali lelei ma malamalama. Ia feliuliua i pea le tofa ma le moe a le faigaluega ina ia manino se mataupu o fia talanoaina. O nisi foi o taimi a le malamalama le fesili e le o mautinoa le amataga ma le mea o aga i i ai le sailiga. 1) Ou te fautuaina ia sui le fesili: e le o ifea e amata ai le mataupu silisili? (where do we begin theology?); a e faapefea ona fau le mataupu silisili? (how do we construct theology?); o a mea e aofia ai? (what do they include?). 2) Faamalamalama uiga o le Transcendence ma le Immanence (e mamao le Atua pe latalata mai?). 3) O le a se mau a le Tusi Paia e uiga i le Transcendent ma le Immanent? (what is the biblical evidence of immanence and transcendence?) 4) E faapefea ona feso ota i mai le Atua i le lalolagi na ia foafoaina (how is God related to the created world?) Ua ou lisi atu nai fesoasoani la ia e fa (4) e amata ai la u faasoa i lenei mataupu le i ai fo i o nisi faiga e mafai ona faaopoopo i ai. B. Folasaga na Aumai i le Lamepa, na ta ua e le susuga i le Toeaina ia Falelua Lafitaga i lana folasaga i le Lamepa taluai ua tatou ola i le vaitau o le in Christ (ua faauliuli ona o le taua); ua ta ua foi e le toeaina le taua o lenei vaitau i le olaga o le Ekalesia ma ona tagata. O le faasinomaga o le tagata lotu ma le faavae o lona olaga faatuatua e mai le Alii in Christ o a oa oga a Iesu Keriso ua avea ma ta iala o le ola talitonu i le Atua. Ua taoto foi i lana folasaga le finauga o le vaavaalua o le aganuu ma le talalelei o la u faitau atu i lona manatu e le sa o lea filosofia pe afai e mamafa le faa-aganuu ae māmā le talalelei. Ua ou talia foi lea molimau lelei ina ia mafaufau atili i ai ekalesia. Ua lauiloa tagata Samoa i lana tautua lotu ma le tausiga o le aufaigaluega. O le tu ma le amio fiatagata i mea lelei o le tautua ua fa aauau i le Ekalesia ma tiu ai le aufaigaluega tala i o e ua auina atu. Ua aliali mai i lo u iloa e maualuga pea le agaga talitonu o tagata Samoa i le Atua mamao ese lea Transcendent. E mafua lea lagona ona o le faaeaea o tatou tagata i le Atua; tuu mamao ese aua le latalata mai a e afio pea i lona maasalafa. O le faamamalu ma le faalagilagi o loo tausi ai tamalii o le atunuu ua faia i le Atua. Ua tula i mai iinei se lagona e le tutusa tagata uma ona o tofiga ia faaaganuu matai. taulele a. fafine. tamaiti, etc. O lea foi e maua i totonu o le Ekalesia faifeau. a oa o. tiakono. tina/faletua. fanau, etc. O lona uiga, o lea faiga ua atagia manino ai e pipii faatasi le Transcendence ma le Immanence. O le filosofia e tautua ai o le Transcendence a o le faatinoga o le Immanence e mafaufau ma galulue faatasi. Afai o le sa o lea, ua aofia la le in Christ i le ola faatuatua ma le amio tautua lotu a tagata Samoa. E le o le foa i taugata ma le amio faimea sili o le tagata ua atoa ai; a o le agaga sa o in Christ ua faavae ai le amio faatino ma le faifai pea. A oo ina mamafa fa aaloaloga ma teuteuga faa-aganuu ona pasese lea i le talalelei; e faatumu e le talalelei (in Christ) le avanoa lea. E pei la e sa o ai a le toeaina o Lafitaga, e le mafai ona o faatasi le in Christ ma le in Satanic ae ta u o le faa-ekalesia moni lena. Poo le a lava le faiga faa-samoa (aganuu) e teuteu ai le vaavaalua afai e oi le foa i ma muimui tagata ona leai lea o se mafuaaga lelei na faia ai. O le uiga o lo u manatu, fai ia lelei ma fai fuafua ia talafeagai ma le agaga o le talalelei; e le ni tala e tatau ona tutupu ai ni lagona tiga ma muimui ai nisi. O le TALALELEI o tala o le Atua FAU OLA (in Christ) e le se Atua FASI OLA (in Satanic)! Ou te fa aaogaina pea le mataupu ua pa u lafolafo a le

7 P A G E 7 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A toeaina e faufau ai nai lagona faatauvaa i se mea e faavae ai le mataupu silisili a le EFKAS. Ona ua ta ua i le folasaga a le toeaina le mataupu o le Transcendence ma le Immanence o le Atua o le a tuliloaina lea faiga. E foliga tutusa lo u taofi vaivai ma le finagalo o le toeaina i lea mataupu, ae na ona ou faapipii atu o nai seuseu atonu e aoga i le ta iga afi a se uso/tuafafine faitau Lamepa. Pe afai e sa o la u pu e atu i le mataupu a le toeaina, e le eseese mea ia e lua Transcendence (mamao ese) ma le Immanence (ua ia i tatou). Se i ou tali atu muamua i le folasaga poo ifea e amata ai le mataupu silisili? ona o iinā lea e faavae ai le finauga a le toeaina o Lafitaga. O le mea moni a na amata le Atua i le Transcendence primeval history (tala o le Atua o vavau i luma atu o talafaasolopito); e le i taitai oo i le taimi e iloa ai e le tagata le Atua o vavau. Na manino lelei a le faapupula a Kenese i le amataga le mataupu lea: Transcendent ma le Immanent o le Atua. E pei a ona ou fai atu na amata le Atua i le Transcendence. A o tagata Eperu/Isaraelu lava na molimauina le o mai faatasi o mea ia e lua ina ua latou iloa le alofa tunoa tele o le Atua. Kenese 1:26, faia le tagata i lo tatou faatusa ia foliga ia i tatou. Ona fai mai lea o le atamai faa-eperu, o le faiga lea a le Atua ia iloa ai e le lalolagi le auai o le Atua ma ona tagata; o le fia mafuta pea o le Atua i lana tagata na foafoa (God is always present among His creation). Ina ia fa apuupuu le mataupu o le tagata o foliga ma le faatusa o le Atua. Pe a sailiiili le uiga o nei upu i le gagana Eperu: foliga o le tutusa o se mea (image of the same); faatusa o le ata o se mea (reflection of something). O lona uiga, o le tagata ua mau iai le Transcendence ma le Immanence o le Atua. O le mamao ese ma le lata mai o le Atua o le tagata. O le mea lena e aiā mai ai le Atua i le tagata. Auā foi o le Atua ua mau ma le tagata, lea foi e molimau ai Ioane e o mai foi i ma ua ia te ia, matou te nonofo ma ia (Ioane 14:23). E le tau sailia la i se isi mea pe mamao ese pe lata mai le Atua e saili i le tagata o foliga ma le faatusa o le Atua. O le fesili o ifea la e amata ai le mataupu silisili? O la u tali vaivai e amata i le tagata ma le olaga (context) o soifua ai le tagata. E le amata se fausaga o se mataupu silisili i se mea e le iloa e le tagata e amata iinei (now); ia te oe ma a u. A malamalama ona faamatala le tagata ma le siosiomaga o soifua ai ona malamalama foi lea o le finagalo o le Atua mo lana tagata. E tāua le tagata ma le olaga o ola ai; o iina foi e tatau ona amata ai le mataupu silisili. E i ai a oa oga a Iesu e faatatau i lea mea: (Mataio 5: 23-24) a o le i avatu lau taulaga ia muamua ona e alu e faalelei ma lou uso o loo oulua leaga; (Mareko 11:25) a outou tatalo, ai se mea e te tiga ai i se tasi, ia outou fefaamagaloa i ina ia faamagalo outou e le Tamā; O nei mau ua faamaonia ai le mea e tatau ona amata ai le mataupu silisili tagata. E le tatau ona amata i le Transcendence; e le o taumafai tatou e faamasani ma le Atua ona o le Atua e mamao ese. O loo tatou taumafai e malamalama atili ma faamatala le Atua ua tatou masani ai auā o loo mau ma tatou Immanence. Afai e amata le mataupu silisili i le Transcendence e tatou te le o masani a ma le Atua? O le Atua lava ia o le Immanence ma le Transcendence. Afai tatou te amata se mataupu silisili i nei finauga fevaevaea i e lua Immanence ma Transcendence ua tatou ta ufaatauvaaina ma faamaulaloina le vafealoa i ma le Atua. O le fautuaga vaivai, aua le tavavaeina le Transcendence ma le Immanence. E le o le uiga ea lena o lenei sauniga o le Faamanatuga o faia pea i masina ta itasi o le Atua ua tasi lona finagalo malie i le maliu o lona Alo mo agasala a le tagata, ma o loo iai pea faatasi ma lana tagata i lana foafoaga? O le mau ia manino ma mautinoa o le Transcendence ma le Immanence e le o faatatau i se isi lava mea. O loo faatatau i le vafeagai (relationship) o le Atua ma lana foafoaga atoa. E le o faatatau i ni galuega patino na faia e le Atua a o lona vafealoa i ma le tagata ma le lalolagi na ia foafoaina. O se isi faaupuga, e galulue vaavaalua natura ia e lua o le Atua; e faalelei e le isi le isi ae mana omia ona faa-paleni ina ia malamalama pea i le Atua. E silisiliese le Atua ma e ui ina taofi eseese le Ekalesia i lona mamao ese ma le tagata o loo iai pea ma gaoioi i le lalolagi mo le lelei ma manuia le tagata God is both immanent and transcendent; afai o loo i o o loo iinei foi. C. Faamatala Uiga o Upu ma Latou o Lagolagoina E ese le taua i fausaga ma mamanu o le mataupu silisili ona malamalama tagata faitau/faalogo i uiga o upu, sooupu, ma fuaitau o fa aaoga i le mataupu silisili. O le taumafai lava e talatala ia mavaevae ogaupu ma faugaupu ia pu e lelei ai e tagata faitau le autu ma le faamoemoe o le feau. Ua ou ta ua i lalo nisi ma latou mafaufauga i lenei mataupu: Immanence a) Paul Tillich = le Atua o le faavae o le ola (God the ground of being) b) Death of God4 = ua latalata mai le Atua (God became

8 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A P A G E 8 immanent) c) Pantheism (Hinduism) = o le Atua o le siosiomaga (God = nature) 4 Death of God mataupu silisili o le vaega Kerisiano na lagolagoina e to atasi a le Atua ma manatu ua le toe iai se Atua, ua maliu i le talafaasolopito ma mea o tutupu ai. O lenei vaega sa ta ua foi o le theothanatology e sau mai upu Eleni theos (Atua) ma le thanatos (oti). O latou na lagolagoina lenei mau o le au fai mataupu silisili Kerisiano e pei o Gabriel Vahanian, Paul Van Buren, William Hamilton, ma le toeaina na ta ua e le susuga ia F. Lafitaga o John A. T. Robinson. Transcendence a) Traditional model = le lalolagi e atutolu (three story universe) b) Karl Barth (Neo-Orthodox) = le Atua e ese/sili atu (God = wholly other) c) Deism = ua talitonu (e faalagolago i le fetuunaiga faalemafaufau) i le Atua na faia le lalolagi ona alu lea, leai se ta iala mo e ola, e le manatu i le siosiomaga ma mea e tutupu, ma leai see fa aaliga mo tagata (the belief, based solely on reason, in a God who created the world and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, no influence on natural phenomena, and giving no supernatural revelation). A fua i faamatalaga ma mau ua aumaia i luga (ma nisi o faamatalaga e le o aofia ai), o uiga ia o upu ua ta ua. Transcendence o le Atua: o le Atua e ese atu e le tutusa ma lana foafoaga; e mamao ese ma tagata. Immanence o le Atua: o le Atua e iai i soo se mea, ua fa aali mai i le talafaasolopito ma galue i ola o tagata i aso lelei ma aso leaga. Ina ia manino le au faitau Lamepa i mataupu o talanoaina e tatau ona faamafola muamua uiga o upu tetele ma nisi o finauga o aumai ai. O loo tuufesili lo u mafaufau pe na malamalama le au faitau Lamepa i nei upu o le Transcendence ma le Immanence. E iai la u uo faifeau e masani ona talanoa mai lava ia te a u i faigafaiva ma igoa o i a. A e a ou fesili atu iai e faamatala mai pe faapefea foliga o lea i a ma lea i a, ae tali mai o loo tele i le sami. E atamai e faamatala igoa o i a na faalogo ai i isi fai-faiva a e le iloa fagota ma misi atoa foliga o i a. E tāua lo u faailoa atu o nisi ia o vaega ma mau ina ia malamalama ai le au faitau. E i ai le upu Peretania, Prolegomena (e pei lava ua fai sina lapo a o lenei upu ua ou ta ua mo a u). A e leai e tāua mo le au faitau Lamepa. O le upu e tatau ona faamasani ma manatua pea e le au fau mataupu silisili e sau mai le upu Eleni pro before poo le muamua; tomua, poo le ulua i; ma le upu legomena tautala poo le faailoa. O lona uiga o mea ua tatau ona faailoa ma talanoa muamua ai le tagata ina ia silafia lelei ma malamalama le au faitau/ faalogologo i le faavae poo le auga faavae o se talanoaga a faia. I le mataupu o le Prolegomena e faatatau i faiga o le mataupu silisili e tatau ona a oa oina muamua a o le i a oa oina isi mataupu. O nei mataupu e aofia ai: metotia faufau mataupu silisili (theological methodology) faapefea ona fausia se mataupu silisili?. mataupu pe faapefea ona tatou iloa mea ua tatou iloa (epistemology) o ifea ua tatou maua mai ai le atamai ma mea ua tatou iloa nei?. vaaiga i faiga ma ala faamataupu silisili ma aganuu (traditions) o le a le eseesega i nei tu ma aganuu?. alaga oa o le mataupu silisili (sources) o ifea tatou te o iai mo le mea moni? O nei mea uma ua ou ta ua i luga e aumaia se faiga faatulafono (rules of engagement) e faagaoioi ai le a oa oina o le mea moni. O se isi faaupuga, o le Prolegomena o le amataga i le ulua i amataga (a starting at the very beginning); o le mea e amata ai mafaufauga o mataupu silisili. Ua mafai ona ou faapuupuuina le uiga o le Prolegomena i le fuaitau: upu tomua poo tuvaoga o faamatalaga/lauga. E iai le masani faa-militeri (e malamalama ai tele le susuga a le toeaina o F. Lafitaga) pe a savavali, a o le i liliu i le itu e aga i iai e muamua ona faaleo le faatonuga faailo (preparatory command) ina ia nofouta i ai le au savavali e sauniuni e liliu i lea itu. Afai o le itu taumatau ua manatu le ta ita i e liliu i ai le savaliga, e muamua ona faaleo le faatonuga Right (prepare to turn right) ona mulimuli mai lea ma le faatonuga TURN (command of execution). E foliga faapena le agaga o le Prolegomena theology muamua ona faailo le faatonuga ina ia faigofie ona liliu le tagata faitau i le itu e ave iai e le faamatalaina o le mataupu. Ou te manatu poo ifea lava e aga i iai lenei talanoaga ua manino le mata o le vai o le mataupu silisili e amata i le tagata. Na ta ua e Harvey Cox, polofesa o le mataupu silisili i le Harvard Divinity School, na te mafaufau pea pe aiseā e naunau ai le au fai mataupu

9 P A G E 9 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A silisili ia iloa talafaasolopito ma le siosiomaga o mataupu silisili a isi ae lē naunau ia iloa a latou lava. Ona faai u lea o lana faasoa ua tatau ma onomea i soo se tagata fau mataupu silisili ona fesuisuia i lona mafaufau every ten years (ta i sefulu tausaga ma sui). O lona uiga, ia ta i sefulu tausaga ma toe mafaufau le faiga ma fausaga e mamanu ai lau mataupu silisili; ia tatala pea le mafaufau i talitonuga fou ma fesuiaiga o aga i i ai le lalolagi. A leai, e mulimuli a i le mea e tasi ua tuai ma leva. E faa-lēmanaia foi lea mea o le tausami o le au faalogologo i mea ai mafu a ea? E lelei a le fesuisuia i o le kaleve pisupo i se isi aso a o le fai ai pilitati mo le isi aso. A e a oo lava ina augatā le faigaluega ua tausami oono lava nai tagata faalogologo i mea ai faafaga o le isi tausaga! Ua anoanoa i faiga e fafau ai mataupu silisili i aso nei (e pei ona ou ta ua i le amataga). Ua sui foi faiga tuai ma auala na fai ai ae tumau a le faavae o le mataupu silisili o le tagata ma le Atua; e lē se Atua le mataupu silisili, o faiga e faamatala ai le Atua (God-talk). O le Atua e telē e lē masu esu eina lona loloto i se iloa faatauvaa o le tagata; o le sa olotoga lena o le Atua e fiu a le tagata e faamatala e lē mae a. A lē faavae ma papa i vae o le mataupu silisili i le olaga o soifua ai le tagata ma lana fesoota iga ma le Atua, e lē se mataupu ola lena mataupu silisili; e mate ta ua i le faa-peretania o le apathetic theology (a theology that is not God). O le ituaiga mataupu silisili faapea e lē o se taumafaiga e faamatala ma faaeaea le Atua a o le taumafaiga e faailoa le tusitala ma ona agavaa ae faapipii i le Atua ia manogi lelei ai. O le in Christ lea e talanoa ai le toeaina o le mataupu silisili e faavae i a oa oga ma le soifua paia o le Keriso, le vāfeagai o le Atua ma ona tagata (Isaraelu), ma le misiona a le Ekalesia ua auina atu mo lea faamoemoe. D. Faapipii i le Folasaga a le Toeaina o F. Lafitaga Ia tuu mai la sina taimi se i faapipii faatasi ai lau finauga ma le faasoa manaia a le toeaina o F. Lafitaga. Ua faataua e le toeaina le in Christ mo le fausaga o le mataupu silisili. Ua talafeagai lea ma le olaga o soifua ai le Ekalesia i lenei Meleniuma; e mana omia e le Ekalesia le faasinomaga lea e paepae ai lana mataupu silisili. Ua mae a foi ona paepae lelei e le toeaina le tele o finauga ma mataupu e fa aaogā mo le mafaufauina o le mataupu silisili e malamalama ai tagata lotu; le mea foi lea na ou ta ua i luga o le Prolegomena le Atua o laugaina, le Atua o soifua ai aulotu, le Atua fesoota i (Lamepa, itulau 10) e aofia uma i le in Christ. Soo se supo manogi a e tele nai fuala au ma faalelei o fefiloi ai o le aniani, pepa uliuli, tamato, moa/povi, ma nisi o kale eseese o faamanogi ai. E manogi lelei foi le mataupu silisili e iloa kuka ma tuufaatasi fualaau aina e gaosia ai o le loto salamō, loto fesoasoani, loto alofa, loto foa i ma le āva mea la ia ua ta ua e le toeaina ia Lafitaga o aga (social behavior) e faa-aga ai le mataupu silisili (Lamepa, 12). O mea uma la ia e atoatoa ai le in Christ ma paleni ai le faa-samoa ma le faa-le-atua e ō va avaalua ai. E lē tatau ona mamafa le faa-samoa ae pa ū le in Christ e fula itutasi ai le mataupu silisili; e lē mafai foi ona amata i le Atua o loo i o (Transcendent) ae tia i le Atua o iinei (Immanent) e mata ivi ai le mataupu silisili. O le mataupu silisili e tatau ona lelei le va ai ma paleni uma ona itutino ina ia malosi ma talafeagai ma le olaga o soifua ai tagata; e leai se mataupu silisili e tupu fua e māfua ona o le tagata e fia malamalama atili i le Atua. O le tasi o tamā matua o le Ekalesia, Saint Anselm, o ana tusitusiga ua ta ua o le Proslegion.5 Ua ia ta ua ai o le mataupu silisili faith seeking understanding o le faatuatua o sailiiili pea ia malamalama atili. Na amata Anselm i le tagata ona o le tagata na faia e le Atua; e le i amata Anselm i le Atua. Taluai o le tagata na faia e le Atua i lona faatusa ma foliga (imago Dei), ua iai i le tagata le faatusa ma foliga e fesoota i ai ma le Atua; e lē fesoota i le Atua ma le Atua e fesoota i le Atua ma le tagata. O lea foi la e finauina iinei e Anselm e tatau ma onomea ona amata le mataupu silisili i le tagata. A ona o le tagata foliga ma le faatusa o le Atua ua leaga ona o le agasala, ua lē mafai la ona atoatoa lelei foliga ma le faatusa o le Atua ua i le tagata. O le fesili, a faapefea la ona amata ma faufau se mataupu silisili? E amata lava i le tagata a e mana omia se faiga fou e fausia ma paepae lelei ai. O le a lea faiga fou? o le Agaga Paia! Mo le vaega a sosoo ai a le Agaga Paia (in Spirit), ou te fia fa aaogaina si toeaina o Luka. 5 Proslegion o le upu Latina; pe a faa-peretania Discourse on the Existence of God; O Talanoaga i le Soifuaga o le Atua. E. O le in Christ ma le Fesoota iga ma le in Spirit : Vaaiga a Luka Pe a ma le 30 tausaga talu ona maliu Iesu ma le fanau mai o le Ekalesia, na popole Luka i mea na ia vaaia. O le paoa (tagata faatuatua to atele) o le Atua ua faaititia ma ua fesiligia po ifea ua faamaui iai le malosi lea o le Atua. O mea ia na tutupu ma le faagaeetia a le Agaga Paia na faama iteina Luka e tusi ana tusi ia e lua: Luka ma Galuega a le Au Aposetolo o lana misiona ia toe faafouina le Agaga Paia i loto o tagata ta ito atasi,

10 P A G E 10 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A ekalesia, faapotopotoga, aemaise le faasalalauina i tagata matitiva, o ē vaivai ma tagata Eleni. O lana tusi na faatuātusi i lona uso aufaigaluega o Teofilo. E lē o mamafa tele i le mafaufau o Luka ia mea o tala faasolo/ talafaasolopito a o le fe au ua mana o e faasoa atu, e sau le Agaga Paia i tagata ma faagaeetia i latou ia tautatala; ia faailoa atu tala o le Alii toe tu. O lea foi ua molimauina e Luka le mea e amata ai le mataupu silisili e talafeagai mo tatou taimi le Agaga Paia (in the Spirit). Ua manino ma feso ota i lelei i le Agaga Paia le Atua mamao (Transcendence) ma le Atua o nei (Immanence) e lē vaevaeina. O lea foi ua manino ia Luka ma lana talalelei o le mataupu silisili e amata i le tagata. O le fanau mai o Iesu Keriso o le fa aaliga mautinoa lena o le Atua ua mafuta ma le tagata. E lē gata foi lea ua aumai ai le Atua na manatu e mamao i luga i le lagi ma faanonofo faatasi ma lana tagata i le lalolagi. Le toeaina o Friedrich Schleiermacher (e tatala pea lona mafaufau), fai mai a ia e faatatau i le fanau mai o le Atua e ala ia Iesu Keriso o le Vavega (Miracles) e faamatala ai le latalata mai o le Atua na fai mai e mamao. Ona fai mai foi lea o Luka, o le Agaga Paia e fesoota i ai le Atua o ananafi (Transcendence) ma le Atua o nei (Immanence) mo le faaleleia atili o le tagata soifua ma le foafoaga. 1) O le sau a le Agaga Paia (Luka 1-2) Faamauina e Luka le oo mai o le Agaga Paia ina ua amataina lana tala i le fanau mai o Ioane le Papatiso ma Iesu. Ua fa aali ia Sakaria le agelu a le Alii (Kapirielu) o le a ia fanaua se atalii na te faaigoa ia Ioane e faatumuina foi o ia e le Agaga Paia, e āfua i lona fanau mai (1:15). O le lē talitonu o Sakaria na gūgū ai se ia oo i le aso na perotomeina ai le tama ua faatumuina foi o ia i le Agaga Paia ma ua perofeta ane (1:67). Faasilasilaga: O le a faamae a atu lenei folasaga i le Lomiga o muamua. Manuia le Ekalesia. Faafetai i le Ofisa o le Lamepa mo lau galuega tautua le aao tusitusi o le Ekalesia auā le momoli atu o tala ma taualumaga a le Ekalesia i ona tagata lotu o aumau i Samoa ma atunuu i fafo ma mamao ese. O le matou tatalo ia agalelei pea le Atua i outou faiva! ******************************************* ONWARD IN GOD S MISSION: BEYOND ETHNOCEN- TRISM AND RELATIVISM!: Saunia Rev. Dr. Donald Samuel - Faiaoga KFTS - Partner in Mission, CWM & Lecturer in Ministry and Inter faith Studies: At the very outset, let us recap two wings-like essential elements that move us onward in mission: firstly, mission is God s, before it is ours. Mission is not something we do for God; it is not that we initiate and then invite God to participate in. Equally, mission is not taking God where God hasn't been before, and introducing God to some strangers. In every act of mission in our local congregations and beyond, God is there ahead of us. God continually launches God s mission among us through Jesus, just as God did at creation and salvation: (Jn 1:3; 3:16). God-Incarnate (Jesus) invites us to partake in God s mission and in a life of active discipleship: Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men (Mk 1:17). Just as the Father sent Jesus, so does He send us (Jn 20:21). From the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), God empowers us by the Holy Spirit to be God s witnesses in various contexts around the world (Acts 1:8), despite the varying challenges we encounter in mission today. 1. God revives our vision in God s mission towards resisting evil in all its forms In the early days in God s mission, Paul viewed the congregations, e.g., at Rome as the chosen community, assured of God s forgiveness of sins and acceptance as God s children, sanctified and kept through the power of the Holy Spirit for final redemption from damnation. He asked believers to obey (at least critically obey) the civil authority of Caesar (Rom 13:1ff). They would gladly face martyrdom in their confession of Jesus as Lord in contradistinction to the claim of Caesar to be Lord. Eventually, as Christ s Second Coming delays and as Paul faces trials and imprisonment in Rome, he seriously reviews the "principalities and powers," lords, rulers and authorities behind his sufferings and that of the church. Though created through and for Christ, they rebel Christ and serve the devil (Col 1:16f; Eph 2:2). Hence, Paul redefines the role of the Church in the light of God s promise (Messianic dream, Isa 11:1-9) and

11 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A P A G E 11 saving act in Christ (Lk 4:17-21): church as the body of Christ is called to recognize Christ as the Head of the universe, and join Him in subjugating evil powers and principalities today. God calls us to partake in God's Mission of consummating all things in Christ (Eph1:9-10). Hence, we must breathe the air of fervent prayer and put on the whole armor of God every moment e.g., always be girded with truth (as our belt), righteousness (as our breastplate), readiness to share the gospel (as the shoes), faith (as the shield), salvation (as the helmet) and strike all evil /unjust powers (eg. love of money, racism, male supremacy, xenophobia etc) with the word of God (as the sword of the Spirit), making them ineffectual. Eph 6:10ff. 2. God fulfills Christ-like elements and transforms sinful elements in every culture Since 17 th century, the spirit of Enlightenment fuels modern intellectual activities, skepticism, science, progress and perfection. People tend to discard Biblical revelation as superstitious. This has promoted universally valid principles governing humanity, nature and society, such as Darwin s theory of evolution that verified European supremacy and culture as the peak of human civilization. However, following World War II ( ), the spirit of nationalism and freedom flourish around the world, opposing the colonialism of the West. We in God s mission also strive to untie from the domination of the West; yet others see us still "foreign," linked to the West. Developing countries and Islands around the world either revive their cultures and religions (eg., Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism etc) or become multi-cultural. Yet, this in a way deters the influence of Christianity; sharing the gospel of Jesus gets suspicious; it is labeled as dejecting and destroying the local cultural heritage. As we utilize our local cultural heritage to declare gospel and glorify God, at times we are blamed of confiscating or abusing cultural heritages. Hence, God s mission in American Samoa (as well as in USA / European multicultural contexts) moves onward through cultural, religious, and political uncertainties. Hence, a responsible dialogue with people of other cultures/faiths must be an integral part of God s mission today. God is in mission to bring life in its fullness. Hence, we must move on from absolutizing cultural elements to God-centered Biblical relativism. God created all races and blessed us with varying cultures for us. God reigns and oversees diverse cultures (Mt 10:7). God calls us to identify God s nurturing and challenging presence in each element of our cultures. If we try to impose a mono-cultural identity, God scatters us to various Godset contexts /cultures (Acts 17:26ff cf Gn 11:4, 9). God enables us to highlight and fulfill all of Christ-like elements (eg., hospitality, respect to elders etc) in our cultural heritage. In contrast, any culture is fallen (sinful); there are cultural elements that oppose scripture (eg., unequal sharing of power, domestic violence etc). Hence, God enables us to resolutely let the Holy Spirit transform evil cultural elements. We know how the Spirit led the First Council of Churches at Jerusalem (50 CE) not to ask non-jewish believers to circumcise like the Jews, but only to avoid idolatry and immorality (Acts 15:19ff). Besides, we are called to resist "ethnocentric" attitudes of paternalism, triumphalism and any vicious model of mission that is either inherited from the West or witnessed in our cultural heritage. 3. We are many but one: let s drink from Christ the Fountain of life, despite any crisis! The recent postmodern attitudes and ideas reject any grand narration including the good news of Christ. Authority and legitimacy is shifted from set orders of knowledge (e.g., scripture) to personal opinion and values. Besides, globalization with its sociopolitical, technological, and environmental aspects, as well as migration of people to developed countries (due to wars, natural catastrophes and joblessness) kindle a new challenge to mission multiculturalism that now occupies public places and headlines in media in Europe, America and beyond. Moreover, Anthropology (and its school of functionalism) presents every culture as an integrated whole with its own paradigm of concepts and values; none has the right to judge another by one s own values. Any "experience is culturally defined," based on the mental outlook of people of the culture. Eg., eating human flesh or human sacrifice is acceptable as per native

12 P A G E 12 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A values. Such cultural relativism seriously influences our mission perspectives. It sadly pushes some of our partners in mission to say, "all religions are essentially the same" or diverse paths to the same goal to differ or to view one religion as intrinsically true or better is wrong, offensive, and narrow-minded. Yet, we know how contrasting truth is from lie, living God from an idol. Religions vary drastically and even contradict in their views of God /god, human beings, salvation etc. The proponents of religious relativism and pluralism propose dialogue with people of other faiths as a process to arrive at a religious synthesis, expressed usually in common worship services, spiritual exercises, and creation stories of diverse religions. They hesitate to see how God brings people of all faiths together in mission, and share joyously the uniqueness of Christ and salvation (gospel), just because of the distorted colonial past approach in mission, related to ethnocentrism and the relativism of the present. Is this not throwing away the baby with the bath water? Relativism as anti-colonial reaction is an inevitable, necessary corrective. Yet, it is vital to know the limits and evil effects of relativism. In mission, we follow God on what God is doing; we work on the ground where God has already turned over the soil. Let us not be swept away by the winds either floods of ethnocentrism or relativism. Let us also not fearfully anchor to unreliable and destructive emotion-based subtle, log-like fundamentalism. Let us move ahead, building on the deeper foundation. Let s swim against all foresaid tides and winds, to the firm bank or shore beyond, to the living and leading God-Incarnate (Christ), towards the gift of abundant life to the whole of creation! 4. Holding on to essentials and minimizing nonessentials in God s mission! Today s spirit of relativism pushes us to opt for individual /personal private relationship with God or spiritual experience. This in turn leads us to individualism and divisions among us. We are hence challenged to identify and cherish some common essentials in God s mission. On God s part, as essentials God the Father (parent) keeps the good will for us, God the Son saves us, and the Holy Spirit shares gifts in mission. On our part, the primary essentials are active faith, love, and hope (1 Cor 13:13). The essentials in Christian life includes: personal trust, obedience, and daily relationship with God (hunger and thirst for God s righteousness - Mt 5:6; Ps 42:1; 73:25. Personal conviction of God s will/ guidance, wisdom, counsel and power are vital; especially, it is requisite that we accept unconditionally Jesus Christ the revelation of God /God s love and have Him as the Lord of life (1 Tim 1:15; 1 Cor 15:14; Jn 14:6). Likewise, the fellowship and the direction of the Holy Spirit within us are essential. Holy Spirit especially counsels, nurtures the fruit of the Spirit, illumines God s word / will, endows us with gifts and power, keeps us within the covenantal love and leads us into all truths of life (Jn 16:12ff). Another key-essential for us in postmodern era is "community." Church as the body of Christ must be a vibrant community of disciples loyal to Christ, always allowing Him to transform relationships, unite and lead us. Despite all challenges, we stand under the mandate of Jesus Christ, the Lord of Creation, we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and we are children of the Creator of the universe. However, there are things in Christian life (eg., the various relics, signs, food habits, music /instruments, theological speculations etc) that may be kept as dispensable (non-essential) as we stand united in God s mission. 5. Nurturing godly convictions /values and equipping efficiently in God s mission! As partners in God s mission, we are in the world, but not of this world. We are in God s image and God s purpose: to bring life in all its fullness to the whole of creation (Jn 10:10). We must never conform to the worldly styles/principles/standards, but live as living sacrifices to zealously reconcile God s creation to God) and glorify God. We are called to transform human hearts /world that they may enter God s reign and live as Christ s disciples (Jn 17:16 cf Rom 12:1-2). We must be filled with God s commands (strong convictions on God-centered mental lens of the world /all realities) that transform our contexts of life. God s Word dedicates us

13 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A P A G E 13 to truth and nurture the values of God s kin-dom within us, in our daily life-situations (Jn 17:17 cf Mt 5:13-14); it holds us accountable (Rev. 20:11-12). We must deliberately learn to never elevate culture-informed convictions to the level of scriptural truth /values of God s reign. We must prayerfully transcend cultural conditioning. If not, we will be trapped in developing compartmentalized lives (Christo-profane syncretism) we will be Christ-like on emotional (superficial) level, yet continue to attach meaning to unethical allegiances. Besides, God rejoices in our vibrant engagement and continuity in God s mission. This entails an ongoing preparation of us in mission. God sends us, not just to join the flow, but to grow together with people of other cultures /faiths as God s disciples and work with them as partners in mission (Mt 28:19). In addition to the definite pre-field training or internships, we need to develop sound biblical, theological and ministerial skills in the area of our calling. Throughout his missionary work, Paul carefully identifies and trains young people (e.g., Timothy, Sopater, Aristarchus and Segundus, Gaius, Timothy, Tychicus and Trophimus) in mission (Acts 16:1-3; 20:4 cf 2 Tim 2:2). He writes Pastoral Epistles to Timothy and Titus towards producing effective leaders and partners in mission. We know how Moses prepared Joshua (Ex 33:7ff), Elijh guided Elisha (2 Kings 2:8-9) as well as Barnabas equipped Paul (Acts 9:26ff; 13:1ff) to outshine them in mission. Lord Jesus too chose 12 disciples, to be with Him and equip them to be in mission to the end of the earth (Mk 3:14; Acts 1:8). God s mission is an ongoing life-chain since the beginning of creation, through Christ we join it, pass it on this cross-cultural ministry in a chain for generations, till the Second Coming of Christ and the Consummation of life in all its fullness to the whole of creation. 6. God enables us to follow God in all our momentby-moment decisions /acts of life God sets us on a journey of God s mission, at times even asking us to take a lead. Lord Jesus asks His disciples to sail on and go before Him to the other side. (Mk 6:45). Yet He accompanies them, walking beside the boat on the water. God guides us mysteriously, yet surely in our daily moment-by-moment decisions and actions. Those role-models of faith-walking are like us, ordinary Christians eg., Abel, Abraham, Isaac, Joseph and Moses were farmers /nomads (Heb 11 cf Genesis). We are sure of the things they hoped for and certain of the things they could not see, just as how God created those what can be seen (universe and everything so amazing in it) by what cannot be seen (the Word of God) - Heb 11:1, 3. In turn, with Christ, we will accomplish great things for God each step in life and mission! However, at times we may waver to trust and obey God totally, fearing that God may change God s plans over time. Eg., Jonah is troubled as God changes God s plans for Nineveh- seeing its citizens repented and turned to God (Jon 3:1-4 cf 3:10). Contrarily, as God changes plan, desiring to prolong and fulfill life (eg., Ezek 38:1 cf v4) we, like prophet Isaiah, must trust / obey /follow God unconditionally. God, our Creator and Sustainer, is infinitely trustworthy as the Lord of life; God s plans are better than the best we could conceive that we can surrender our lives fully to God. The secret /strength behind the successful godly life and ministry of Joseph, Isaiah and Paul lie in their willingness to let God continually nurture their first love for God. Let s also carefully grew and matured in God s love! (Gn 39:2; 21 cf Rom 8:32). 7. Nurturing mutuality and partnership in God s mission! Philosophers and social scientists view human beings from metaphysical, epistemological, psychological, and ethical angles. They declare that relationality, mutuality, and ability to engage in dialogue and partnership are at the very foundation of our human existence; hence, they are also at the core of our religiousness, especially in building of persons / community. Mutuality nurtures /reinforces our personal maturity and partnership in God s mission. The terms one another as well as with or together with are used often in the New testament e.g., love one another, teach /exhort /serve one another, etc as mutual activities (Jn 13:34; 1 Thess 5:11;

14 P A G E 14 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A Gal 5:13). God calls us to keep an inter-dependent relationship with God and one another as partners in mission. God, because of the great love with which he loved us, made us alive together with Christ and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (Eph 2:4-6). In fact, mutuality stands apart from individualism where desires of the group are considered only when beneficial to the individual (e.g., beyond seeking a personal relationship with God). It is also beyond collectivism (e.g., that encourages group-think or commands to follow leaders). Evidently, it is important for us in God s mission to consider how we relate to one another mutually (beyond individualism and collectivism) instead of relying on our own culture or self-interests. God presents every disciple as an organ in the church, the body to whom Christ is the Head, where mutuality is shown as the matrix that joins the disciples in partnership. Through mutuality, we grow as individuals and together towards maturity in Christ. God keeps convincing us that mutuality and partnership fuel our maturity in mission (Eph 4:15-16 cf Jn 15:5): speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint.. In growing up into Christ, the body joins the organs and makes the body grow. Each part of the body depends on Christ and also depends on each other in such a way that if either Christ or one of the parts of the body were missing then growth would not occur. Such a Christ-centered living partnership in mission involves not only complementing and appreciating, but also giving and receiving feedbacks and growing together for God s glory (in our faith and knowledge of Christ) Eph 4:13 cf. Heb 3:13; 10: May God of mission fill our hearts with more gratitude and joy that we may be more active and effective in God s mission in new horizons of life! *************************************** UA FEAGAI MA SUIGA FOU Tusia e Emau Petaia, FMM Tusi Faitau: Mareko 2:18-22 Matua: E le utufia foi e se tasi le uaina fou I fagupa u tuai; a faapea, e papa ai fagupa u I le uaina fou, ona masaa lea o le uaina, e maumau foi fagupa u; a e peitai, o le uaina fou e tatau I ai fagupa u fou. (f.22) Manatu Autu: Ua feagai ma Suiga Fou. Faatomuaga: Ua tatou tu latalata i le faaiuga o lenei tausaga. Ua manatunatu foi le atunuu o Samoa i ana faigamalo e lua, i le televave o fesuiaiga ua iai i le lalolagi, lea ua a afia ai Samoa. E le tusia eseina ai foi le ekalesia ma faatuatuaga eseese ua talaiina le talitonuga i le i ai o le Atua. A e se i o tatou saili lava i le Tusi Paia poo le a se fesoasoani e tima i ai lo tatou ola faaleagaga, a e maise o le fafagaina o le uta ma le tofā e taitaiina ai le soifua manuia o tupulaga fai mai o Samoa mo le lumana i. Se i toe tepa tasi lava i tua, vaavaai ifo i lou taimi nei, manatunatu loa mo le lumana i: O le a se ata poo se foliga e latalata i ai sou taofi? A e o le a sou lagona? Fa amata ua e mautinoa le tulaga o loo e tu ai nei, po o e savali tauto ai i le ala! Ua feagai ma suiga fou. Ua fai ma masani a le tagata fia tama/teine talavou le nanā ua matua ona tausaga; a e mimita le tagata matua ma ta u faatele ona tausaga. E tuu faafeagai uiga ia e lua; e I ai le amiotonu o loo taumafai le tagata e ufiufi, ona o le popole ina ne I fai ma ona pona. A e o le upu moni, e le natia le amiotonu. O le amiotonu lea o loo taumafai Iesu e ta u mai I luma ia malamalama ai. A e pei lava o le masani a le Alii, na te faaaoga tala o faatusa ma faataoto e faafaigofie ai ana aoaoga; a e maise lava le au faresaio, aua o loo iai a latou aoaoga ma tulafono e naunau tele iai e faamuamua. O le pogai lea ua a oa o mai ai Iesu, e lē utufia foi e se tasi le uaina fou i le fagupa u tuai e pāpā ai fagupa u i le uaina fou, ona masaa lea o le uaina, e maumau foi fagupa u; a e peita i, o le uaina fou e tatau i ai fagupa u fou. O le faafitauli o loo tutotonu i lenei fefinauaiga: O le taimi ma mea e tutupu ai. O mea e tutupu, o foliga vaaia na o suiga e o o mai. Pe tatou te inoino i ai, pe tatou te

15 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A P A G E 15 le fiafia foi i ai---o suiga lava e le toe alo ese ai. O ni isi o ia suiga e o o mai, e le faalagolago le suiga pe e te malamalama i ai pe leai foi. O le a la se mea e ao ina fai? O le fautuaga, Ia e taumafai e iloa ma malamalama ina ne?i e tuua i le leaga i se isi. A o le a oa oga a Iesu, E le utufia le fagu uaina fou i le fagu tuai; e faapea foi i le fagu uaina tuai i le fagu fou---e maumau ai auā e ta ei ma māsa asa a ai, ona lē aoga lea. 1. Afai ua e i totonu o fesuia iga, aua ne i avea suiga ma faavaivai loto: E le faapea o mea fou uma o mea lelei ia; e le faapea foi o tulaga ua masani ai o mea tonu ia. E leai. O mea sili ona lelei ma matagofie, o mea na e ao ina taofi mau i ai. E faalagolago i le to a lelei o le va ai, ma le faautauta tonu e saogalemu ai. Na fesiligia Iesu e uiga i le mataupu o le faalaina (anapogi, fasting). O le faalāina o se taumafaiga faale-tagata ia maua le fesootaiga vāvālalata ma le Silisili ese i manatu ma lagona. Peitai, o le finagalo o Iesu: E sili ona tāua le mafutaga faatasi o Ia ma ona so o---i le taimi nei o lo o fevaaia i ai ma mafuta faatasi. O lona uiga, e sili ona tāua le mafuta ma isi i lau aulotu, nai lo lou mafuta na o oe lava. E peiseai e sili ona maua le fiafia i le fesootaiga ma isi, nai lo le leai o se mafutaga. 2. O mafua aga o suiga e tutupu mai lava ia i tatou: Ai ona o le upu, suiga, e mafua ai ona le fiafia nisi. Peitai, o le natura o le tagata soifua (suiga masani faaletagata), e le mafai ona tumau i se mea e tasi. A tatou vaavaai i le tau o aso taitasi, a tatou mafaufau foi i le faitauina o tatou tausaga, e o o lava i foliga o tatou tino, e leai, e leai lava se mea o tumau. Ua aoao mai Iesu, e ta e le fagupa u tuai pe a tuu i ai le uaina fou. O lona uiga, a faafouina lou olaga mo Iesu ma lana tala lelei, aua, aua lava ne i e manatu e toe aogā i ai ni uiga tuai e le i faafouina ia Keriso. O au amioga le-kerisiano, o ou manatunatuga faale-lalolagi tu inanau---o mea tuai na e lē toe aoga mo sou olaga fou ia Keriso; e tatau ona ave ese ma tia i. Ona faato ā moni lea o lou ola fia faafouina mo le Alii. 3. O fesuiaiga e le gata o le natura o le ola, a e aoga mo le fa aauauina o le malosi (survival): A fai so o se mea e tasi, ona fiu lea o le tagata. A alu so o foi i le lotu ma lafo tupe, a e leai lava se isi mea fou e maua, e o o lava ina musu ma nofonofo i le fale; po o le alu ane i se isi faatasiga e faaalu ai le taimi. O nisi ia o uiga e iloa ai o lo o fesuia i le tagata ia te ia lava, a e na te le iloa le suiga o lo o tutupu. E i ai suiga e aoga, a e iai foi suiga e ma imau ai le taimi ma o o ina leaga ai le tagata. Ua silafia e Iesu mafaufauga o le au faresaio lamalama vale: O lo o tautu o latou manatu i uiga tuai, ma mea tuai na sau a i talitonuga faa-iutaia. Peitai, ua faafouina mea uma e ala i le afio mai o le Alo Pele o le Atua i le lalolagi. O suiga fou ia e tatau ona talia ma faatuatua i ai le tagata. 4. Ia avea fesuiaiga e faafouina ai le malosi mo le manuia lumana i: E aoga fesuiaiga mo le malosi toefuata i o le tagata galue mo Iesu. Ua faitau selau ma selau tausaga talu ona i ai le Tusi Paia, a e o le tusi lava e tasi. Peitai, ua taumafai tagata su esu e i le Tusi Paia ina ia toe faa upu le faaliliuga, e le gata ina ia feagai le gagana ma le taimi, a e ia toe faamalamalama atili le uiga moni o afioga a le Atua. E faapea foi i le soifua galue ma auauna mo Iesu ma le tala lelei, e ui lava ina le fia tuua mea sa masani ai, a e ua faigata ona taofiofi i suiga aoga ma taua, e faapei o le feoa i i auala televavave ua i ai nei; o le faaaogaina foi o fetusiaiga, ua umi le taimi o tau tusi ai se tusi a ua faaaoga computers. E lelei ona taumafai e iloa ma malamalama i le suiga. Aua nei ta? ita i pogisaina le lumana i, ina ne i pa ū i le vanu ma le tofē e leaga ai. Na o lenei, e le ona o se suiga e tāua lea, a e ona o le soifua toe fuataiina mo se malosi fou e sili ona lelei auā se lumana i manuia o aiga, nuu ma le atunuu, e faapea foi i le Ekalesia Kerisiano ma le tala lelei. E tāua le malosi o le tino ma le mafaufau, a ia sili i le soifua faale-agaga, auā e tupu mai ai le poto i le faautauta (wisdom), a e le o le faalagolago i le poto faalemafaufau (knowledge). Ua mavae le faamanatuina o le Tala Lelei, ua tuana i foi le Lotu a Tamaiti; o lea o le a tatou alo atu mo le Kirisimasi ma le Faauma tausaga. E faamanatu pea lava pea, ia e iloa ona feagai ma suiga fou. E le gata i suiga faale-tagata, a e o le suiga o le Feagaiga Fou: Lea na maliu ai ma toe soifua le Keriso, ua manumalo le ola i le oti ma le tuugamau, ua faamagaloina ai agasala a le lalolagi. Ona o Keriso Iesu lo tatou Alii. Amene. ********************************************

16 P A G E 16 E K A L E S I A F A A P O T O P O T O G A K E R I S I A N O I A M E R I K A S A M O A E sili atu le tau o le Alofa nai loo tupe. (Love s worth more than Money.) Faaliliuina e Galoane S. Taase, FFS Na ou ola a e, e fai le faleoloa o lo u tamā i lo matou nuu. E lē o se faleoloa telē, a e na lava tupe e maua mai i le faleoloa e tausi ai matou ma faa-a ooga ai. E amata loa ona matou iloa fesoasoani, ona fai loa lea o o matou taimi fesoasoani i le faleoloa. O a matou galuega e amata ai, o le solo o fata ma tuu oloa i luga o fata. Faasolosolo a e lava le matutua ma feoloolo le mamafa o galuega. E lava loa lo u malosi, amata loa ona siisii pusa oloa ma salu le fola, se ia oo lava ina faamasani i le fai o faatau ma sui tupe i le masini pe a totogi faatau. O le lesona sili na a oa o e lo matou tamā, ia ola faamaoni. Aua ne i sili se tau e ta u i tagata, ma ia sa o lelei ona fai le sui. Na a oa o fo i matou ina ia iloa ona tautala faaaloalo, e lē o matou o ni tagata mau oa tusa pe fai le faleoloa. Sa ia a oa o mai fo i ia matou ola fesoasoani i tagata matutua e o mai e faatau, ave lelei faatau ma teu i a latou taavale, pe ta ita i fo i lana faatau aga i i le fale faatali pasi. A o le lesona sili sa ou iloa mai i lo u tamā, na te lē faasili tupe i lō le alofa. O le isi aso a ua latalata i le Kerisimasi, sa tele lava meata alo i le faleoloa. Na sau i totonu le isi tamaitiiti pe a ma le valu ona tausaga. E te iloa atu lava e lē tele ni tupe na te maua i ona lavalava ma ona se evae. Na umi lava ona tū i le itū o mea-ta alo ma iloilo mea-ta alo eseese ma toe tuu i lalo. Sa vaava ai lava i ai lo u tamā ma fesili i ai, Atalii, e te mana omia se fesoasoani? Tali mai le tamaitiiti, E leai, o lea e vaava ai se mea-alofa ma lo u uso la itiiti. Ua leva ona sefesefe a u tupe mo sana mea-alofa. Toe fai atu lo u tamā, Ia, su esu e mālie, aua le faatopetope fua. Sa va ai atu lo u tamā ua tago le tamaitiiti ma iloilo le isi taavale ta alo mo se taimi umi lava, ua iloa atu lava lona mana o i ai. Fai mai loa le tamaitiiti, E fia le tau o le taavale ta alo lea? A e tali atu lo u tamā i lana fo i fesili, A e fia sau tupe sa sefe? Tali mai le tamaitiiti, E 45 sene. Fai atu loa lo u tamā, O le tau tonu lava lenā o le ta avale. A e afífī fua e leai se totogi. Na afifī e lo u tamā le taavale ma tuu atu i ai, ona alu loa lea o le tama ma ona foliga fiafia lava. Sa ou iloa lelei le taugatā o le taavale ta alo e sili mamao i le 45 sene. Fai mai lo u tamā, E lē taitai faatusalia i se tupe lo u fiafia ua maua ina ua ou va aia foliga fiafia o le tamaitiiti sa faatau. O le taui sili mo a u, o lo u iloa ua alu ese se tagata lē tagolima ma se agaga ua tumu i le fiafia mai lo tatou faleoloa. Atalii, ia e manatua i aso uma o lou ola, E lē sili a e le tāua o le tupe nai lō le alofa. ********************************************* E taunuu manuia fuafuaga a i latou o e alolofa i le Atua. Things work out for those who love the Lord Translated by Galoane S. Taase from: Inspirational Stories guideposts.com E 26 tausaga o o u galue i la u galuega o mea tau tekonolosi (technology) i le isi faletupe. Tau le maua sa u moe ma so u taimi avanoa ona o la u galuega. Tusa pe ou te manava mai, e telefoni mai lava e le gata i le faletupe i lo matou nuu, a o isi uma faletupe o le matou kamupani pe a mana omia ni fesoasoani po o ni galuega i faa-komepiuta faletupe eseese. Soo se taimi, 24 itula, 7 aso o le vaiaso, e tatau lava ona sa ili mai a u pe a tutupu ni faafitauli. Ua ou manatu e le sa o le vaea o a u ona ua faaletonu o le tulaga tau tupe (lay off due to falling economy). Ua sauni lo u atalii matua e alu i le kolisi, o la u masaga teine fo i o le a vasega 12 i le tausaga fou ma sauni atu fo i mo ni kolisi. Sa faamafanafana mai si o u to alua ma si a u fanau. O loo galue pea si o u to alua e lava e tausi ai matou. O le faalavelave o a u, o le tagata ua masani e galue, e le masani i se nofonofo i se fale, ou te valea pe a ou nofonofo e aunoa ma lo u galue i la u komepiuta po o le laptop. A o o u savalivali i tua o lo u fale e faaalu ai lo u ita, sa ou vaai i le vaoa ma le leaga o la au na totō e nai o u matua ua mavae atu ma amata loa ona ou galue, e ui ina ou sela gofie aua ua puta fo i le tino ia i le na o le nofo i le komepiuta. Na ou va ai atu i si o u atalii ma ou manatua o le a alu i le kolisi, a ua leva aso ou te le i toe nofo i lalo ma tautala i ai ona o lo u pisi. Toe tasi fo i le tausaga o si a u fanau teine i le kolisi, a e ua tele tausaga ua na o lo u to alua sa mafuta i ai. Ona ou manatua lea a u talotaloga i lo u loto ina ia

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