Purificação
A purificação é um tema central na Bíblia. Deus nos chama a sermos limpos — não apenas externamente, mas no coração, na mente e em toda a conduta de vida.
Purificados pelo sangue de Cristo
O sangue de Jesus nos purifica de todo pecado. Sua morte na cruz é o sacrifício perfeito que nos torna limpos diante de Deus.
Pea ka tau ka ʻaʻeva ʻi he maama, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻi he maama ia, ʻoku tau feohi mo ia, pea ko e taʻataʻa ʻo Sisu Kalaisi ko hono ʻAlo ʻoku ne fakamaʻa ʻakitautolu mei he angahala kotoa pē
Kapau te tau vete ʻetau ngaahi angahala, ʻoku moʻoni mo angatonu ia ke fakamolemolea ʻetau ngaahi angahala, mo fakamaʻa ʻakitautolu mei he taʻemāʻoniʻoni kotoa pē.
E fēfē hono lahi hake ʻoe fakamaʻa homou loto mei he ngaahi ngaue mate ʻe he taʻataʻa ʻo Kalaisi, ʻaia naʻa ne feilaulau ʻaki ia taʻehanomele ʻi he Laumālie taʻengata ki he ʻOtua, ke mou tauhi ʻae ʻOtua moʻui?
Ko e malama ia ʻo hono nāunau, mo e tatau ʻaupito ʻo ʻene ʻafio, pea ʻoku ne poupou hake ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻaki ʻene folofola mālohi, pea kuo hili ʻene fai ʻe ia ʻae totongi ʻi heʻetau ngaahi angahala, pea nofo hifo ia ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻoe Fungani Māʻolunga;
ʻAia naʻa ne foaki ʻe ia ia koeʻuhi ko kitautolu, koeʻuhi ke ne huhuʻi ʻakitautolu mei he hia kotoa pē, pea fakamāʻoniʻoni ha kakai lelei lahi maʻana, ʻoku fai velenga ʻae ngaahi ngaue lelei.
Purificação interior
Deus cria em nós um coração puro. A purificação começa no interior — nos pensamentos, intenções e motivações do coração.
ʻE ʻOtua, ke ke fakatupu ʻiate au ʻae loto maʻa;
mo ke fakafoʻou ʻiate au ha laumālie tuʻumaʻu.
ʻAloʻofa mai kiate au, ʻE ʻOtua, ʻo fakatatau ki hoʻo manavaʻofa:
ke ke tāmateʻi ʻeku ngaahi angahala ʻo fakatatau ki hono lahi ʻo hoʻo ngaahi ʻaloʻofa ongongofua.
Ke ke fufulu ʻaupito au mei heʻeku hia,
mo fakamaʻa au mei heʻeku angahala:
ʻUnuʻunu atu ki he ʻOtua, pea ʻe ʻunuʻunu mai ia kiate kimoutolu. Fakamaʻa homou nima, ʻae kau angahala; pea fakamaʻa mo homou loto, ʻae kau lotolotoua.
Ko ia, ʻe kāinga ʻofeina, ʻi heʻetau maʻu ʻae ngaahi talaʻofa ni, ke tau fakamaʻa ʻakitautolu mei he ʻuli kotoa pē ʻoe kakano mo e laumālie, ʻo fakahaohaoa ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻi he manavahē ki he ʻOtua.
ʻE kāinga ʻofeina, ko eni ko e fānau ʻae ʻOtua ʻakitautolu, pea ʻoku teʻeki ai hā mai pe te tau hoko ko e hā: ka ʻoku tau ʻilo, ʻoka hā mai ia, te tau tatau pe mo ia; he te tau mamata totonu kiate ia. Pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae ʻamanaki lelei ni ʻiate ia, ʻoku ne fakamaʻa ia, ʻo hangē ko e maʻa ʻaʻana.
Lavados pela Palavra
A Palavra de Deus e o batismo nos purificam. Jesus disse: 'Vós já estais limpos pela palavra que vos tenho falado.'
Kuo mou maʻa eni, ʻi he lea kuo u lea kiate kimoutolu.
ʻAe kau tangata, mou ʻofa ki homou uaifi, ʻo hangē ko e ʻofa ʻa Kalaisi ki he siasi, ʻo ne foaki ia koeʻuhi ko ia; Koeʻuhi ke ne fakatapui mo fakamaʻa ia ʻi he fufulu ʻoe vai ʻi he folofola,
Pea ko e hā ʻoku ke fakatuai ai? Tuʻu, pea ke papitaiso, ʻo fakamaʻa koe mei hoʻo angahala, pea ui ki he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki.’
Pea ko hono tatau moʻoni, ʻaia ko e papitaiso, ʻoku ne fakamoʻui eni ʻakitautolu, (ʻikai ko e siʻaki ʻoe ʻuli ʻoe kakano, ka ko e fakamoʻoni ʻoe ʻatamai lelei ki he ʻOtua,) ʻi he toetuʻu ʻa Sisu Kalaisi:
"Fufulu ʻakimoutolu, ʻo ngaohi ke mou maʻa;
hiki ke mamaʻo meiate au ʻae kovi ʻo hoʻomou faianga;
tuku ʻae fai kovi;
Pea pehē ʻe ia, "Ko ia ʻoku haʻu mei he tangata, ko ia ia ʻoku fakaʻuliʻi ʻae tangata. He ʻoku mei loto, mei he loto ʻoe tangata, ʻae mahalo kovi, mo e tonoʻi fefine mo e feʻauaki, mo e fakapō, Mo e kaihaʻa, mo e manumanu, mo e angahala, mo e kākā, mo e anga fakalielia, mo e mata kovi, mo e lea kovi, mo e laukau, mo e vale: Ko e ngaahi meʻa kovi ni kotoa pē ʻoku haʻu mei he loto, ʻoku fakaʻuliʻi ʻae tangata."