Tu’imana Family Portrait by AI classical

“Ka ko e ‘Otua, ‘a ia ‘oku ne mohu ‘alo‘ofa, ko e me‘a ‘i he ‘ofa lahi ‘a ia na‘a ne ‘ofeina ‘aki ‘a kitautolu, 5 neongo kuo tau mate ‘i he ngaahi talangata‘a, na‘a ne kaungā fakamo‘ui hake kitautolu mo Kalaisi, (ko e kelesi pē kuo mou mo‘ui mei ai), 6 pea ne kaungā fokotu‘u kitautolu mo ia, mo ne kaungā fakanofo mo ia ‘i he ngaahi feitu‘u ‘o langi ‘ia Kalaisi Sīsū: 7 koe‘uhi ke ne fakahā atu ‘i he ngaahi kuonga ka hoko mai hono lahi ‘i he lahi ange fau ‘o ‘ene kelesi ‘aki ‘ene anga‘ofa kiate kitautolu ‘ia Kalaisi Sīsū. 8 He ko e kelesi pē kuo mou mo‘ui mei ai, ko e me‘a ‘i ho‘omou tui; ‘io, na‘e ‘ikai meiate kimoutolu ia, ka ko e foaki mei he ‘Otua: 9 na‘e ‘ikai tupu mei ha ngaahi ngāue, koe‘uhi ke ‘oua na‘a ai ha taha ‘e fa‘a pōlepole. 10 He ko ‘ene ngaohi ‘a kitautolu, kuo fakatupu ‘ia Kalaisi Sīsū ke fai ‘a e ngaahi ngāue lelei, ‘a ia na‘e toka teuteu ‘e he ‘Otua ke tau fou ai.”
‭‭‘Efesō‬ ‭2‬:‭4‬-‭10‬ ‭

4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. (Ephesians 2:4, NASB).

Portrait taken: 9th August 2024
Timeless Images Photography https://g.co/kgs/fhCHrSv
New Market, Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿

The original portraits featured in this video were processed through AI (Artificial Intelligence), based on photographs in which we are dressed in white, adorned with our traditional Tongan ta’ovala.

At first glance, the images may appear elegant and beautiful. However, upon closer inspection, you may notice distortions—particularly around the hands, fingers, eyes, and feet. These flaws are not merely technical errors; I believe they offer a striking visual metaphor for the human condition.

We, as the human race, are all fallen, tainted, and broken. We are wicked, wretched sinners—lawbreakers who have violated the perfect and holy law of God.

No matter how good we may appear to others—or how much we convince ourselves that we are “better” than someone else—the Bible makes this clear:

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by His blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over former sins. It was to show His righteousness at the present time, so that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.”
(Romans 3:23–26, ESV)

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
(Romans 6:23, ESV)

This is not merely a religious idea—it is a life-and-death reality. The wrath of God is real, and hell is a real place that Jesus Christ Himself spoke about many times. If we die in our sin, we face eternal separation from God under His righteous judgment.

But God, in His great mercy and love, has made a way for sinners to be saved from His wrath and saved from hell: through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone.

We must repent of our sins and put our trust solely in Jesus Christ—the only Way, the only Truth, and the only Life. Jesus is not one of many options. He is the only name under Heaven by which we can be saved (Acts 4:12).

None of us can enter Heaven unless we are supernaturally born again—made spiritually alive—by the power of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ, God in the flesh. Salvation is entirely a work of God’s grace and might. It is only for those who have turned from their sin and trusted in Jesus of the Bible, the one true Savior.

“…saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’”
(Mark 1:15, ESV)

This is urgent. We are not promised tomorrow. Now is the time to get right with God. Today is the day of salvation.

To God alone be all glory, honor, and praise—forever and ever. Amen.