He maha nga Karaitiana e tatari ana te hokinga mai o Ihu. Te tiai ru nei ratou i te ra‘i apî e te fenua apî, ka tae mai tena. Te tia'i nei ratou ia roaa te ora mure ore e ia farii i te tufaa i roto ia Iesu Mesia i muri a'ei to ratou poheraa. He maha nga Karaitiana, ko wai tonu ki a ratou ano he hunga hara. Ka whakaaro ratou, e tia ia ratou ia amo i te teimaha o te hara, Tuhinga o mua, hara, e te faahaparaa i to ratou oraraa i nia i te fenua nei. Ka inoi ratou, Panuihia te Paipera, haere ki te hahi me te mahi i nga mahi aroha mo te hahi me te hapori me te noho Karaitiana me te whakaaro, ma te mahi i enei mea, kua ora ratou. Ka arahina ratou e to ratou kikokiko; o ratou kare, kare-a-roto, whakaaro, me nga whakaaro, me te noho rite tonu ki te ao. Ka tatari mo te mate, na te reira e horo'a ia ratou i te ora mure ore e to ratou tufaa i nia i te ra'i apî e te fenua apî. Engari ka whiwhi ratou i ta ratou e tumanako ana, kaore ranei? He aha te rangi hou me te whenua hou e kore e tae mai mo nga whakapono maha?
Te hou te rangi me te whenua hou
A i kite ahau i te rangi hou, i te whenua hou: kua pahemo hoki te rangi tuatahi me te whenua tuatahi; a kore ake he moana (Whakakitenga 21:1)
Kia aroha mai, e kore e tae mai te rangi hou me te whenua hou mo nga Karaitiana maha. Hei utu mo te ora tonu, ka whiwhi ratou i te ahi tonu. Te ahi, te mea i tika kia riro i a ratou, i te roaraa o to ratou oraraa i nia i to ’na fenua e e horoa ’tu ratou i te ora mure ore e te ra‘i apî e te fenua apî.
I a ratou e ora ana i runga i te whenua, e tika ana kia purea, kia whakatapua, na tenei ahi tapu.
Katoa, e whakapono ana ki a Ihu, ripeneta me te hanga a Ihu hei Kaiwhakaora me te Ariki o to ratau oranga (Kaiwhakaora i to ratou herenga hei tangata hara, me to ratou ahua hara, me te Ariki o to ratou ahua wairua hou: te hanga hou), a koTuhinga o mua, ka purea, he mea whakatapu na te Kupu, na te kapura o te Wairua Tapu.
Na nga toto o Ihu Karaiti i whakatapua ai koutou, i tika ai, a kua murua katoatia ou hara me ou kino o mua, kua murua. Engari inaianei me kitea tenei mana wairua i roto i to oranga, e tupu te reira na roto i te haamo‘araa.
Ko te ahi o te Wairua Tapu e hiahiatia ana mo te whanau whakapono hou, ki te whakatapu i o ratou oranga me te whakarere i nga mahi a te kikokiko (Ko te hara me te he (Panuitia hoki: ‘He aha te iriiringa ki te ahi?')).
Te Wairua Tapu
He maha nga Karaitiana, e kore nei e whakaae ki te Wairua Tapu hei Tangata, waiho noa ana mahi. Ka whakaarohia e ratou te Wairua Tapu he ahua kaha, pūngao, te kaha, te hau ranei, e pupuhi ana i runga i nga tangata, ka haere mai ka haere.
Kare ratou e whakapono ana ki te iriiringa ki te Wairua Tapu me te whakaaro he mea ke ki te korero i etahi atu reo, e kore e taea e ratou te marama. Ka rongo te tangata e korero ana i etahi atu reo, he rerekee ratou, karekau, me te wairangi.
Kia aroha mai, he maha nga Karaitiana ka paopao ki te iriiringa ki te Wairua Tapu. I te mea e tika ana tenei iriiringa hei hanga hou me te haere i muri i te Wairua. Ki te kore te iriiringa o te Wairua Tapu, e kore e taea te riro te hanga hou, waiho noa te haere hei hanga hou i muri i te Wairua.
Ko Ihu to tatou tauira
Ka titiro tatou ki te oranga o Ihu, kite tatou ko Ihu te tuatahi i iriiria ki te wai, katahi ka iriiria ki te Wairua Tapu. O Iesu te Matahiapo o te Poieteraa apî (Te tangata hou); Tuhinga o mua. I a Ihu i iriiria ki te Wairua Tapu, na te Wairua Tapu ia i arahi ki te koraha. I pau a Ihu 40 ra i te koraha nohopuku.
No te aha Iesu i arataihia ’i i te medebara? No te mea e tia i To'na tino ia riro i raro a'e i te Varua, kia taea ai e Ihu te whakatutuki i tana misioni i runga i tenei whenua. He ngawari ranei? Kāore, engari i mahia e Ihu!
Ua patoi Iesu i te mau faahemaraa atoa a te diabolo. I te putanga mai o Ihu i te koraha, Ua tuuhia To’na tino i raro a‘e i te Varua e ua haamata Ta’na taviniraa.
Ko Ihu to tatou tauira, na, ki te mahia e Ihu, me mahi ano tatou. Ki te kore, e kore matou e hiahia kia rite ki a Ihu, me te kore e hiahia ki te haere rite Ihu.
Te mate o te koroua
Ko te raruraru ki te nuinga o nga Karaitiana, kia kore ai ratou e mate i muri i te kikokiko, kaua hoki e whakarerea te tangata tawhito me tona ahua hara. Kaore ratou e whiriwhiri ki te tuku i o ratou kikokiko i roto i tenei ao. Na reira ka whiriwhiri aunoa ratou ki te tuku i o ratou kikokiko ina mate noa ratou. Engari ki te whiriwhiria e ratou te mea whakamutunga, katahi ka roa rawa te wa ki te whiwhi i te ora tonu. Ka mea a Ihu, kia whai mana koe ki te whiriwhiri i te wa e ora ana koe i runga i tenei whenua
- ki te mate, Ki te kikokiko, waenganui to outou ora e ia noaa to outou ora
- ki te mate, i roto i te kikokiko, muri to mate ka ngaro to oranga
Mena ka whiriwhiria e koe te mea tuatahi ka mate ki te kikokiko, i to oranga i runga i tenei whenua, katahi koe noa tuku i to ora i roto i a te Karaiti. Ko reira anake ka whiwhi koe i te ora tonu.
Engari ki te aroha koe ki to oranga nui atu i to aroha ki a Ihu, a kahore e pai, ki mate ki te kikokiko, i to oranga i runga i tenei whenua, katahi ka whiriwhiri aunoa koe i te whiringa whakamutunga: ki te mate, i roto i te kikokiko, muri mate koe, a ka whiwhi koe i te mate mutunga kore (Mark 8:34-35, Hone 12:24-25).
Ko koe tetahi, ko wai te whakatau, karekau he tangata ke atu e ahei ki te whakatau i taua whakatau mo koe. Ka mahi nga tangata katoa i runga i tenei whenua ki a Ihuhei Kaiwhakaora, hei Kaiwhakawa ranei.
Ki te tuku noa koe i to oranga (o koutou kikokiko, ko koe 'whaiaro'), i roto i to outou oraraa i nia i teie fenua eWhakanohia te tangata hou me te whakarongo ki a Ihu; te Word, kia arahina hokiwhakatikatika na te Kupu, katahi ka puta mai te rangi hou me te whenua ki a koutou.
Engari ki te kore koe e tuku i to oranga ake, kaore hoki Whakanohia te tangata houme te noho ano i runga i ta te kikokiko. Ki te kore koe e tuku i a koe ki te Kupu me te kore e whakarongo ki te Kupu, heoi e kore e puta mai te rangi hou me te whenua hou ki a koutou. Engari ka whiwhi koe i te ahi tonu.
Ko te mate ki te kikokiko he tukanga mamae, engari he mea tika. Kaore au e korero ana mo te whakamomori (kohuru koe), engari e korero ana ahau mo te patu i nga mahi a te kikokiko.
Kia aroha mai, he maha nga kaikauwhau e kore e kauwhau ka mate ki te kikokiko, me te kakahu i te tangata hou. Ka mea ratou: “Aue, na te aroha noa, a ka whakapono matou ki a Ihu Karaiti.” Engari ko te aroha noa o te Atua e kore rawa e waiho hei take, ki te noho tonu i roto i te hara (Panuitia hoki: ‘Ka taea e koe te hara tonu i raro i te aroha noa?’).
E whakapono ana hoki te rewera ki te Atua
Ko te rewera me ana rewera, whakapono hoki ki a Ihu, i roto hoki i te Atua, a he nui ake taku whakaaro i nga tangata maha. No te mea kua kite te rewera i te Atua, he kanohi, he kanohi, me te mahi ano ki a ia. E mohio ana te rewera ko wai te Atua. Engari na tona Te whakapono ki te Atua, ua tiavaruhia te diabolo mai te ra‘i mai e ua hurihia i nia i te fenua nei. Ko te haerenga whakamutunga o te rewera me ana rewera ko te puna ahi.
Ka ki ana koe e whakapono ana koe ki a Ihu Karaiti engari kia mau tonu to hiahia me te noho tonu i runga i te kikokiko, e kore koe e whiwhi ki te ora tonu. No te mea i te mea ka mau tonu koe ki te ngohengohe ki te kikokiko me te mahi ki te hara, ko te rewera to koutou rangatira. Ko te whakapono ki a Ihu Karaiti ko te timatanga anake, ehara i te mutunga.
Na te whakapono ki a Ihu Karaiti, kua meinga koe kia tika, kia tapu. Ka riro koe whanau ano e ia farii i To’na Varua, e faaapî oe i to oe mana‘o e e pee oe i te Varua i roto i te mo‘a e te parau-tia, mahi i nga mahi a Ihu.
Me tuku koe ki te Kupu, kia whakatikaia e te kupu. Ka koe Whakarongo ki te kupu, ka mahi i tana hiahia.
Ko te mea ngaro tenei o te whakapono. No te mea ki te noho te tangata ki te kikokiko me te noho tonu i runga i ta te kikokiko, ko te kikokiko te whakahaere i roto i te oranga o te tangata. Ka whakapono te tangata ki te ao hei utu mo te Kupu, a ka whakahaere tikanga. E kore e taea e te tangata te whakapono, e kore e taea te pupuri, kaua hoki e whakarongo ki nga whakahau a te Atua. No te mea e kore e taea e te kikokiko te whakarongo Te hinaaro o te Atua.
Ko te whakaaro kikokiko he mauahara ki te Atua
Ko te whakaaro hoki ki ta te kikokiko he mate; ko to te Wairua ia he ora, he rangimarie. Na te mea ko te ngakau kikokiko he mauahara ki te Atua: e kore hoki e pa ki te ture a te Atua, kaore ano hoki e taea. Na ka ratou, kei roto i te kikokiko, e kore e taea e te Atua te whakamanawareka (Roma 8:6-8)
Ka karanga a Ihu i te tangata kare i whanau hou, he whakaponokore, me te whakatupuranga parori ke: Na ka whakahoki a Ihu, ka mea, E te uri whakaponokore, parori ke, Kia pehea te roa o taku noho ki a koe? Kia pehea te roa o toku manawanui ki a koutou? (Matiu 17:17)
I tuhituhi a Paora ki te hahi o Teharonika:
Kia whakakitea mai ai te Ariki, a Ihu i te rangi me ana anahera kaha, I te mura o te ahi e rapu utu ana ki a ratou kaore e mohio ki te Atua, e te haapa'o ra e eiaha te evanelia a te Fatu o Iesu Mesia: Ko wai e whiua ki te whakangaromanga mutungakore i te aroaro o te Ariki, i te kororia hoki o tona kaha (2 Teharonika 1:7-9)
Ki te kore koe e mohio ki a Ihu, te Word, e kore e taea e koe te whakarongo ki a ia me te pupuri i ana whakahau. Ka taea e koe anake kia mohio ki a Ihowa te Atua, na Ihu, te Word (te Paipera).
No reira ki te koe kaua mohio ki te Kupu, kahore koe e mohio ki a ia, a ka pai koe kāore be able to walk after His will and please Him. If you do not obey the Word and don’t walk after His will, you shall not receive eternal life, but everlasting destruction.
Only when a person is born of water and Spirit, me te whai i te Wairua, (s)he shall enter the Kingdom of God upon this earth, ka whiwhi i te ora tonu.
Kei reira no other way than to die in Jesus Christ, and to be raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit, and to become the new creation. You will become a new creation during your life on this earth and not after you die, because then it will be too late, and you won’t enter the new earth.
“Hei tote mo te whenua”
