Matariki: Don't Compromise Christian Faith

Do not merely replace Maori deities in Matariki myth with Ihowa - Jesus.

Christian apologist Henare Whaanga shares his personal journey of navigating cultural practices and faith, encouraging prayer and wise discernment about if and how we celebrate Matariki - whether as a local new year or time of remembrance and thanksgiving.

The Director of Maori Apologetics at Thinking Matters, he urges Maori Christians to be torchbearers in ensuring that the one true Lord of Creation remains the focus, reminding us of scripture's exhortation as to how God prefers to be worshipped - not as a substitute for pagan gods and traditions. (www.thinkingmatters.org.nz)

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