17 November 2011

Christian Network calls Kiwis to prayer

New Zealand Christian Network is encouraging Kiwis to pray for the upcoming election.

National Director Glyn Carpenter says, “Maybe this election will be the one where New Zealanders realise that government does not have all the answers – far from it! – and that it’s time to turn back to God.”

What would turning to God do for New Zealand?

W.E. Sangster, Methodist pastor of Westminster Central Hall, London, addressed this question for Britain in a sermon in 1953. His answer: 1) pay old debts; 2) reduce sexual immorality; 3) disinfect the theatre (read ‘television and media’ in 2011); 4) cut the divorce rate; 5) reduce juvenile crime; 6) lessen the prison population; 7) improve the quality and increase the output of work; 8) restore a high sense of destiny for the nation; 9) make Britain invincible in the war of ideas; and 10) give happiness and peace to all the people.

“It would do the same sorts of things for New Zealand today,” said Carpenter. “Just think how much the country would save.

“Political wrangling over tax rates and welfare levels, and tweaking education and healthcare services and funding, look ominously like Nero fiddling while Rome burns.”

Pray – and vote well.

New Zealand Christian Network is a broad-spectrum network of churches and Christian leaders, with a Board of Reference that includes leaders from all the main denominations. It seeks to present a biblically orthodox position on issues, reflecting the views of the majority of Christians in New Zealand.

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