building community the biblical way

“The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. I come to give you life and give it more abundantly!” (JOHN 10:10)

“The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. I come to give you life and give it more abundantly!” (JOHN 10:10)

 

COMMUNITY LIFE GIVERS IS A PLATFORM UPON WHICH THOSE WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO EMBRACE THE JUDEO/CHRISTIAN ETHIC OF MORALITY AND JUSTICE CAN ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER TO DISCERN A SUSTAINABLE WAY FORWARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION AND FROM WHICH WE CAN COLLABORATIVELY ACT ACCORDINGLY!

 

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A PLACE WHERE THOSE SEARCHING FOR TRUTH CAN ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH.

 

WE ARE CONVINCED THAT THE TIME HAS COME FOR AFRICA TO:   

  • BE HEALED FROM THE HURTS FROM HER PAST

  • BECOME JUSTLY GOVERNED BY HER OWN PEOPLE

  • MAXIMISE HER ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

 

HEALED FROM THE HURTS FROM HER PAST?

Neither the truth & reconciliation nor Zondo commissions made any difference to anything. All that did was highlight the predominance of evil in our nation over many, many years. Evil rooted in racial prejudice, greed and corruption.

It remains our view that the primary driver of reconciliation is forgiveness!

We are advocating a nation-wide forgiveness and reconciliation initiative. Given that we have no control over our conception, we believe that there is no iniquity eviller than any form of racial or gender-based discrimination! Once we have forgiven (as opposed to blaming) one another for our nation’s past, we can truly start to build a future!

 

 

BECOME JUSTLY GOVERNED BY HER OWN PEOPLE

We specifically define “her own people” by roots not race! We are an incredibly diverse nation.

Not one specific people group (other than possibly the San) can claim ownership by virtue of prior occupation! And all of us, who are South African by birth, have ancestors who in some way or another contributed to the creation of the nation we are!

Let’s put a cornerstone of forgiveness in place, and then let us craft a morally just way forward!!!!

 

MAXIMISE HER ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

Prosperity does not come from job creation!!!

It comes from combining innovative thinking with opportunity, competence and cash.