WĀHANGA 8
He Aha te Tikanga o te Matenga o Ihu Mōu?
I mate a Ihu kia ora ai ko tātou. Hoani 3:16
E toru rā mai o te matenga o Ihu, ka haere ētahi wāhine ki tōna urupā, ā kāore he tūpāpaku. Kua whakaara a Ihu i te mate e Ihowa.
Muri iho ka puta a Ihu ki āna āpōtoro.
Āe, kua whakaara a Ihu e Ihowa ki te ora he wairua kaha, matekore. I kite ngā ākonga i a Ihu e kake ana ki te rangi.
Raniera 7:13, 14
I whakaara te Atua i a Ihu hei Kīngi o te Kīngitanga o te Atua.I tuku e Ihu tōna ora hei whakautu mō ngā tāngata. (Matiu 20:28) Mā taua whakautu, e mea ana te Atua ka taea e tātou te ora tonu.
Kua whakatūria e Ihowa ko Ihu hei Kīngi mō te whenua. Kei a ia hoki ngā tāngata pono 144,000, he mea whakaara i te whenua kia ora ki te rangi. Ka hangā e Ihu rātou ko te 144,000 he kāwanatanga tika i te rangi—te Rangatiratanga o te Atua.—Whakakitenga 14:1-3.
Mā te Rangatiratanga o te Atua, ka meinga te whenua he pararaiha. Ka kore noa ake te whawhai, te hara tūkino, te rawakoretanga me te matekai. Ka tino harikoa te iwi.—Ngā Waiata 145:16.