tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952315420739294605.post1091006191025341882..comments2009-06-20T22:47:28.068+02:00Comments on REFORMED LIVING ROOM: Politics, Power and the PocketIsaac Makashinyihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562795325480628430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952315420739294605.post-90639804532642806642009-06-20T22:47:28.068+02:002009-06-20T22:47:28.068+02:00Amen brother Conrad. As Reformed Baptists, our hop...Amen brother Conrad. As Reformed Baptists, our hope for change does not lie in the politicians, nor in any form of political activism. But our hope lies in a Christian faith that is lived out in the public square. We are to engage our society in all areas of life. We need to come out of our closets, engage and transform our culture by being men and women whose lives reflect the reality of the power of the gospel of Christ.Isaac Makashinyihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562795325480628430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952315420739294605.post-80554827796105014532009-06-17T06:27:52.256+02:002009-06-17T06:27:52.256+02:00Thanks for this article, Isaac. My contribution to...Thanks for this article, Isaac. My contribution to your question, &quot;What must we do to get ourselves out of this messy(sic)?&quot; is available if you visit this link (http://www.conradmbewe.com/2008/12/reformed-christianswhere-are-you.html). Below is the last paragraph to whet your appetite:<br /><br />&quot;Look at the dilapidated state of our schools! Look at the broken-down condition of our health facilities! Look at the moral degradation in our townships! Look at the levels of corruption in high and low offices! Look at the number of orphans and widows that HIV and AIDS are producing every day! Look at the endemic poverty all around us! Look at the greed of our politicians and the waste of donor money by the NGOs! Look at the breakdown of family life in our cities. Look at the indifference to basic issues of hygiene and a clean environment by our people. Look at the post-modern mindset that is being piped into our country through the electronic and print media! We cannot afford to perch ourselves and our children up on a well-insulated tree and let the world go to the dogs. This is God’s world and he has placed us here for a purpose. He has taught us his Word and given us good churches for a purpose. I have no doubt that Zambia’s hope lies in the Christian faith, and the Christian faith in its most biblical form is in the hands of Christians of a Reformed faith. Let us get out there in 2009 and make a difference to our world. Let us get the light from under the basket and hang it up for all to see. The world out there needs us. So, we dare not shy away from the demands of being salt and light in this sin-sick world.<br /><br />Reformed Christians, where are you?&quot;Conrad Mbewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560142646595019527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952315420739294605.post-66749458170303340172009-06-17T01:19:24.027+02:002009-06-17T01:19:24.027+02:00Nice post Isaac. Change is difficult... But all ...Nice post Isaac. Change is difficult... But all things are possible!<br /><br />JP/TN USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com