Economist, author and public speaker Dr Arno van Niekerk has launched an innovative campaign to give South African Christians an opportunity to speak with a united voice about what they want for the country.
In an initiative which he says was inspired by God “out of the blue”, he asked about 200 Christian leaders around SA to list 10 principles/focus points that would be their highest priority if a Christian government took office.
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“The correlation was great. Most of the leaders identified the very same values,” he said.
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Now he has launched a social media campaign in which SA Christians are asked to respond with a YES if they agree with the leaders’ 10 points of consensus which are listed below.
Gateway News invites you to respond by commenting on this article with a YES if you agree with the 10 points. To comment, scroll down at the end of the story and type your response in the comments area. The closing date for responding is Sunday February 10. (UPDATE: The closing date was extended by Van Niekerk due to the strong response to his consensus campaign with over 25 000 YES votes in a week and responses still streaming in).
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Please also help to give Christians a voice now, ahead of the elections, by sharing this article with as many other believers as possible.
“Your response is needed to unify the Christian voice in SA. We are the ONLY group with enough numbers to change SA this very year,” says Van Niekerk.
“Let’s get millions participating,” he says.
The response of SA Christians will be taken to political leaders, he says.
But, for now, the priority is “for the voice of the people to be heard”.
“Let’s get millions participating. This is only the beginning.”
Please read the list below, and comment YES if you agree. And please share the article.
Christian Consensus in SA:
1. Zero tolerance for crime
(no corruption, no rape and no discrimination; end all murders; severe & fair legal action)
2. Government fully accountable to the people
(proper service delivery; clean, transparent & inclusive governance; effective system)
3. Peace, not war
(healing the nation (love); true reconciliation & restitution; ethical nation-building; taking care of the vulnerable; protect cultural identities)
4. Leadership that honours God
(servant leaders unashamed of faith; skilled, integrity, humility & inspired vision; self-disciplined)
5. Laws that glorify God
(laws that don’t contradict the Bible; Constitution that pays due respect to Almighty God; judicial independence; strong police, army & immigration control)
6. Biblical family values
(husband, wife & children; staying faithful; sexual purity; centrality & unity of households in society)
7. Sanctity of life
(respect all forms of life; no abortion; quality medical care)
8. Inclusive & productive economy
(job creation; ending poverty & inequality; resource stewardship & agriculture a major priority to all; support entrepreneurship; eco-friendly and -efficiency; reduced debt levels)
9. High-quality education to all
(parent control, good discipline & learning environments; basic skills; uproot liberal agenda; empower & create opportunities for the youth; become tech wise)
10. Religious freedom & no communism
(religious rights & private ownership; church’s voice to be heard more; freedom of speech).
update
Brothers & sisters, there is a spiritual battle for the heart and soul of South Africa going on. Only God’s people know how to fight the good fight of faith and win. Evil will be uprooted if we UNITE! It’s time for light to expel darkness in SA! You’ll be updated about the developments that are going to unfold now that Christians’ Voices are started to be united – officially. We are millions; the voice of millions can no longer be silenced!
In only a week I have received 25858 YES’s of support for the Christian Consensus in SA. Since responses are still streaming in, the deadline is extended to 10 Feb. 2019. After that, we will finalise the data to take it to party leaders and present it to them with the request of forming something like a Christian Coalition/Alliance based on the 10 Points of Consensus. This will give more substance to our votes and give a real possibility of bringing a huge surprise upset (in a positive way) in the Elections and thereafter. The people are speaking and leaders must listen. UNITY is the only way forward if we want to see a fullscale turn-around in SA.
?Apart from these points being an instrument to unite Christians, the good news is that if these very same 10 Points are successfully implemented, South Africa is changed!
⏱So the time has come for God’s people to speak up and stand together for true change!
Please pray intensively for breakthroughs to come and spread the 10 Points like wild fire!??
Every Christian in SA must have an opportunity to say YES!
(send YES to 082 608 5711).
ARISE, people of God!
All to His glory!
Dr Arno van Niekerk
Yes to Christ’s reign
Hugh how did Israelites walk through the red sea. N million other miracles Etc etc etc …..
Kobus you’re right.
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YES!! A big fat YES!!
AMEN YES YES YES!!
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Let’s do this.
If we don’t start with high standards we will get less than what we hope for.
We must push our demands as hard as other parties push theirs, but with the emphasis on building up and not breaking down.
We don’t want to get embroiled in conflict but to keep on pointing the way to real workable solutions for all SA citizens, challenging others to join in or come up with something better that serves best interests for a prosperous nation, not just to prosper a minority of greedy manipulators who seek to divide by creating conflict and conquer financially while everyone else is squabbling over the issues that are not possible to solve through conflict.
We can only build something together when we are not fighting each other.
The battle is for the success of the nation through workable solutions, and not the winning of arguments that lead to more conflict. We need progress not regress. If one wins a political argument but the win breaks down the economy and does not build it up it should be a felony against the people. Thise who incite violence and inspire racial hatred should be dealt with swiftly.
The reason we have so much racism is because we have so little justice. Those who inspire racism through stoking the fires thereof with inflamatory words and programmes are the real enemies of the people of SA. There can be no true peace without a well functioning justice system that is impartial and stands only on the side of justice. The state and justice departments should be totally separated and any threat to the judges should be equal to a threat against the whole nation.
Equal scales for all in every matter.
Inspiration for teachers, leaders, business owners and politicians, etc. to be like heros who serve their country and communities with the heart to build in both the material and emotional arenas at the same time.
Build, build, build. We need to reconstruct what has been damaged and build a new future. The vision is for a united South Africa that seeks to build one another and then build together.
Only then will God’s great outpouring of favour come on this nation.
YES – Yes for real equality, NO BEE!
Yes….No BBEE or whatever b’s or e’s you can add…hard working skillfullness must be only criteria
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Yes only Jesus can change our hearts and this country
Yes for Jesus, Gods authority over SA and Africa, Turn to God through Holy Spirit.
Please unite ALL CHRISTIAN LEADERS
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This only showed up today, 4th February. Too late to comment!
Please consider redoing the whole thing differently.
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I had a what’s app to say that the date for comments was extended to 10th February.
No 1 – not quite realistic.
No 10 should include that the Bible returns to schools, legislative places and also to the Parliament.
This is a good list what we should pray for and also how. Thanks Arno for your initiative. May the Lord bless your efforts and give you favour with those you will meet.
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Yes and amen ??
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I Like Hugh Wetmore’s thoughts on these matter
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yes we need change in the right direction
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