Revival

The Urgent Need for Revivalby Erlo Stegen

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2009 Vol 4

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REVIVAL

Revival

The Urgent Need for Revival

Confronting Communists on Campus

Action Items

Life Chains Confront Abortionists

Upcoming Events

Nation Transforming Teams

National Day of Repentance

The Need for ReformationToday

The Myth of Tolerance

Biblical Worldview Summit

Are You Serious about Missions?

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Paul on the road to Damascus was transformed by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Rev. Erlo Stegen at the ‘Preparing for a New Reformation’ conference in Cape Town.

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The believers in Ephesus burned their occultic materials.

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Rev. Erlo Stegen preaching in the newly restored auditorium at KwaSizabantu Mission.


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East German youths throw rocks at Soviet tanks in 1953.

Peter Hammond exposed the consequences of communism at Minnesota University.

18 year old Peter Fetcher killed while trying to escape over the Berlin Wall.

Over 6 million Ukranians were killed under Stalin’s Dekulakisation of 1935.

One of 68 million Chinese murdered under communism.


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Ethiopians topple a giant statue of Vladimir Lenin in Addis Ababa.

East German soldier flees to the West at Checkpoint Charlie.

During the Christmas revolution of 1989 Romanians cut the hated communist symbols out of their

national flag.


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UPCOMINGEVENTS

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ACTION ITEMS

GAUTENG BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW SEMINAR

Life Chains Confront Abortionists

1 - 8 January 2010 Biblical Worldview Summit1-20 January 2010 Great Commission Course1 February 2010 National Day of Repentance13 May 2010 Ascension Day23 May 2010 Pentecost23 May 2010 Global Day of Prayer


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Nation Transforming Teams

National Day of Repentance 1 February 2010


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The Need for Reformation Today

Preparing for a New Reformation conference in Cape Town.


The Reformation Monument in Worms.

by Peter Hammond

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A Reformation Seminar in Zambia.

A Reformation Seminar in the Congo.


Training teachers in Zambia.

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The African National Congress “Today… all cultures and all Golden Rule and treat others this process. We will never be able and its alliance partner, the values are of equal value. The most as they want to be treated to completely eliminate racial Communist Party (ANC/SACP), ignorant, oppressive, suffocating, themselves. (Luke 6:31) They prejudice, until we eliminate racial often speak about continuing women-hating kind of culture… is act like Good Samaritans, separation.” 4)“revolutionary change,” an now worthy of equal respect to helping one another in need. ongoing “national-democratic Western culture, which has provided (Luke 10:33) They know that God-given Marriage Lawsrevolution,” and the need for a most of the world's knowledge, they are their brother's keeper. In view of the world-wide “radical transformation of society.” p ro g re s s , f o o d , med i c i n e , (Genesis 4:9) They live by the pressure to break down all They believe that such a technology, quality of life, 10 Commandments (Exodus n a t u r a l a n d r e l i g i o u s “ t r a n s f o r m a t i o n ” s h o u l d representative government, and 20) and the Sermon on the identities, let us look at the primarily be achieved by the liberty.” 2) He then lists the Mount. (Matthew 5) They act marriage laws God has given. “socialisation” of young people major equalities, saying: in the Spirit of the Lord Jesus God Himself has determined through a “democ ra t i s ed !“All religions are equal: Witches Christ. The churches seek to our parentage and ethnicity, education.” and Satanists are now afforded the obey the Great Commission and we and our descendants

same respect as Christians… and thus bring the light of must not depart from it. God In June 2009 a Report of the Good and evil now are afforded Christ to the continent of has separated mankind into Minis t e r ia l Commit t e e on equal respect…” Africa. And “we, the people of divers nations. When united Transformation and Social !“All sexuality is equal: Thousands South Africa… are united in our humanity challenged Him at Cohesion and the Elimination of of same-sex marriage ceremonies diversity.” (Preamble of the Babel, He said: “Come, let Us go Discrimination in Public Higher were conducted… Even adult- Constitution) This formula is down and there confuse their Education Institutions was child sex euphemistically called now being threatened by language, that they may not presented to the media by Dr 'intergenerational sex' is making c o e r c e d i n t e g r a t i o n , understand one another's speech. Blade Nzimande, Minister of surprising headway…” especially at the Universities. So the LORD scattered them H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n a n d !“All Life is equal: - Animal abroad from there over the face of all Training. He said the study liberationists do not separate out David Kupelian says about the earth…” (Genesis 11:1-9had proved that racism, the human animal, so there is no America: “If we were anchored in segregated residences, and rational basis for saying that a the Christian moral standards that God's marriage laws are strict. language barriers still existed human has special rights. A rat is are responsible for the singular The Bible does not promote at South African universities a pig is a dog is a boy. They're all success of the Western world… we'd multiculturalism, but calls on and that “discrimination, in mammals.” 3) easily discern the truth of the all men to fulfill the Cultural particular with regard to racism and This, of course, is taking debate… The farther we stray from Mandate within their own sexism, is still pervasive in our 'equality' to extremes. But the rock of unchanging spiritual ethnic group. The multi-faith, institutions.” This situation though this kind of thinking principles, the easier it is to get a l l - e m b r a c i n g , n o n -would have to be addressed at does not (yet) apply to South swept away by clever appeals to our discriminatory society which a “Stakeholder Summit” which Africa we need to take note of feelings including the need to prove today enjoys such high would be held early in 2010. i t . A b s o l u t e n o n - to others that we are tolerant. acclaim, is not mandated by The summit would hopefully discrimination, says Kupelian, Increasingly, that means tolerant of God. He calls it 'adultery' when develop a “higher education means that we can no longer corruption or, in some cases, people mix religions, cultures transformation charter” and set enforce standards, make outright evil.” (Op. cit. p. 102) and blood. When He says: up a “permanent stakeholder judgments, or distinguish “You shall not commit adultery,” forum.” In addition, a between good and evil, friend It has been shown in other (Exodus 20:14) He means “monitoring and oversight body” and foe. parts of the world that the eve ry th ing inhe rent in might “be e s tab l i shed to d e m a n d f o r e q u a l i t y, unlawful mixing. For instance, complement the work of the Council Race Relations t r a n s f o r m a t i o n a n d the Scripture says that on Higher Education.” 1) South Africa is a multi-ethnic integration has not stopped at illegitimate children “born of a

country with one of the most social integration. Some of its forbidden marriage,” or their Dr Nzimande is not only liberal constitutions in the promoters quite openly say descendMinister of Higher Education world. It presently serves as t h a t t h e p u r p o s e o f ants, may and Training, but also the “one of the world's major social integration is the corruption not “enter General Secretary of the laboratories,” in which a new an destruction of all religious the assembly of the LORD, even South African Communist type of human behaviour is to and ethnic identities. A down to the tenth generation.” Party (SACP). The above be developed. Hitherto, its prominent rabbi in Canada, (Deuteronomy 23:2; Numbers coercive plans are in line with race relations have generally Abraham Fe inberg , fo r 25:6-8; Exodus 34:12-16) Communist ideas in other been good, for people have instance, states: “The only way When Nehemiah rebui lt parts of the world. “Equality” respected each other in their to accomplish the 'final solution' to Jerusalem he caused all mixed and “integration” have, in fact, diversity. This attitude has the racial problem is to create a marriages to be dissolved. b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d a s b e e n e n c o u r a g e d b y melange (mixture of races) so “Then those of Israelite lineage Communism's most prized thousands of pastors and universal that no one can preen separated themselves from all principles. In America, the millions of Christians who themselves on their 'racial purity,' foreigners, and they stood and equality principle has already have faithfully preached and or practise the barbarism necessary confessed their sins and the gone so far that David obeyed the Gospel and lived to safeguard it. The deliberate iniquities of their fathers.” (Neh. Kupelian, in his book “The by the Holy Spirit. Countless encouragement of inter-racial 9:2; 13:23-27) Marketing of Evil,” says: South Africans hold to the marriages is the only way to hasten


Tolerance and Integration By Dorothea Scarborough


After Voortrekker leader Piet Retief left his rifles outside Dingaan’s kraal, his entire team were massacred.

The beautiful NGK church built for the Zulu people at Umgungundlovu - site of the massacre of Piet Retief and his 100 followers.



By Dorothea Scarborough

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Just as God condemns transformation in South Africa i n t i m a t e r e l a t i o n s o r as long as a Christian spirit marriages with people who are prevails. The ANC/SACP's too different, so He forbids ongoing “national-democratic marriages with those who are r e v o l u t i on ” and “r a d i c a l too closely related. The book transformation of society” will not o f Lev i t i cus i s fu l l o f produce better people. Only prohibitions. “None of you shall God can change the heart. If approach anyone who is near of kin every South African guards his to him, to uncover his nakedness.” identity and lives by the Brother, sister, parent, child, Golden Rule, doing unto are all out of bounds. (Lev. others as he would like them 18:6, 18; 20:11, 12, 14, 17, 20, to do to him, then men will 21; Deuteronomy 22:30; respect each other in their 27:20-23). 'diversity,' and nobody will

need to break down God-In the United States interracial given boundaries or invade intimacy, e.g. dating, marriage, private spaces which a wise and adoption are on the rise. providence has created.But this development is being met with resistance - more D. Scarboroughvocally by Blacks than by PO Box 587 Sea Point 8060

www.christianaction.org.za/GDLWhites. 5) In South Africa, [email protected], interracial intimacy is increasing. So is the adoption Footnotes:of children from other ethnic

1. Mail and Guardian, Racism, groups. CR Dickey writes: “An sexism still pervasive at universities, unholy mixing of races in defiance June 10, 2009; PMG Parliamentary

Monitoring Group, Report of of God's stated command is the Ministerial Committee on

gravest danger now threatening Transformation & Social Cohesion in Higher Education, 10 June, 2009. Christian civilization. The patter 2. David Kupelian, The Marketing of

about the equality of all races, Evil How Radicals, Elitists, and Pseudo-Experts Sell Us Corruption without regard to their inherent Disguised as Freedom, 2005, p. 89. character and potentialities, is 3. Ibid, pp 89-91

foolishness. It is not supported by 4. Lt. Col. Gordon “Jack” Mohr, A.U.S. Ret., The Truth at Last, July the Bible nor by the facts of life. 1999.

However, it serves well the purpose 5. Randall Kennedy, Interracial Intimacy, the Atlantic Monthly, of the Communist conspiracy and December 2002.

politicians looking for votes.” 6) 6. The Bible and Segregation, Destiny Publishers, Merrimac, Massachusetss.In 2005 the Centre for Policy

Studies, Johannesburg, issued a “Social Identity Survey” written by Francis Kornegay entitled “Research Report 106, Race and Ethnic Relations Barometer: A Narrative Analysis of Finding.” It states that South Africa reveals a “multiplicity of identities… All groups (Black, White, Coloured and Asian) reflect strongly held racial and ethnic identification with ethnic loyalties… Yet, all groups appear equally committed to a common South African national identity.” (p. 4)

Reality bears out that the principle “united in our diversity” is a good principle, and it looks, as if Dr Nzimande does not have to worry too much a b o u t r a c i s m a n d



London Mission Society missionary Robert Moffat proclaimed the Word of God to the Tswana and Matabele.

Families are the basic building block of society.


The NGK church building at Umgungundlovu has since been burned down.

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