WHY CELEBRATE KIRIHIMETE? Ever wonder WHY? Why do we have Kirihimete? Why did Ihowā send His only tama, Ihu, to earth? Ihu is a koha from Ihowā to us. We remember this at Kirihimete and may even give a koha to our hoa or whānau, as a way of remembering that Ihowā gave the greatest koha to us. This is how much Ihowā aroha YOU!! Ihu left His whare in heaven to make a way for us to be a hoa with Him. Heaven has no sickness, sadness or badness. He came to earth where there’s a lot of sickness, sadness and bad things happening because He aroha you soooo much that He wanted to give you a way that you could have your sins forgiven and be accepted into the whānau of Ihowā. Before Ihu came to earth, there was no way we were able to be a hoa of Ihowā but Ihu came to change that. Would you like to be a hoa of Ihu? Do you know you are a sinner? Have you ever told a lie? Ihowā says to “Obey your parents.” Have you ever disobeyed your parents? The Paipera Tapu calls the wrong things we do “sin”, and because we all do wrong things, we are all sinners. Did you know that Ihu lived a perfect life, died on a wooden ripeka and then came back to life toru days later? Ihu was punished for your sin. He did this because He aroha you and wants you to become a hoa of His and a tamaiti of Ihowā? You can pray/talk to Ihowā and tell Him you are sorry. Tell Him you understand Ihu was punished so you didn’t have to be, and you want Ihu to take charge of your life. You are choosing to live for Him and aroha Him with all your heart, mind and soul. When you receive Ihu you will still be a tamaiti of your whānau, but you will also be a part of the whānau of Ihowā!
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