Essay: Holy Spirit–filled, red-hot Christianity is growing in New Zealand. Fake, lukewarm "Christians" in name only are decreasing in New Zealand. New Zealand, militant atheists, we're gonna tear 21st century New Zealand atheistdom down. Oh, yes!

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Key points the Bible teaches

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane by Heinrich Hofmann.

"...if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation". - Romans 10:9-10 (NASB)

Jesus said: "So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth." (Revelation 3:16).

John the Baptist declared: ""...bear fruits in keeping with repentance." (Luke 3:8).

The epistle of James teaches: "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." (James 2: 26).

Jesus taught: “Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it." (Matthew 7:12-14).

Holy Spirit-filled, red-hot Christianity is growing in New Zealand. Fake, lukewarm "Christians" in name only are decreasing in New Zealand

See also: Growth of evangelical Christianity in New Zealand

According to New Zealand census data, from 2013 to 2018, the number of "Evangelical, Born Again and Fundamentalist Christians" grew from 15,381 individuals to 38,127 individuals.[1] In addition, according to New Zealand census data, from 2013 to 2018, the number of Pentecostal Christians increased from 74,256 to 81,624.[2] See also: Growth of evangelical Christianity in New Zealand

Fake, lukewarm "Christians" in name only are decreasing in New Zealand. Definitely not a loss to authentic Christendom

Now there are fake, lukewarm "Christians" in name only that are decreasing in numbers New Zealand which is no loss for bona fide Bible-believing Christianity. For example, although there are some Anglican churches in the world that are Bible-believing, most are not. In New Zealand, Anglicanism is decreasing. At the same time, even in lukewarm branches of Christianity, there may be Bible-believing, practicing Christians. But over time, lukewarm, unbelieving churches lose some of their members to Bible-believing churches.

Consider the news story below that the United Press International (UPI) covered.

The case of the Anglican Rev. David Jenkins illustrates my point

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral

On JULY 9, 1984, the UPI reported:

“ A fire believed to have been sparked by lightning gutted part of the medieval York cathedral, causing $1.3 million in damage, but firefighters and priests braved flames to save the Gothic church's 13th century masterpieces.

The fire came just days after the controversial Rev. David Jenkins was consecrated as bishop of Durham in the York Minister.

Jenkins triggered an uproar when he publicly questioned Anglican church belief in the virgin birth, miracles performed by Jesus Christ and Christ's resurrection. Rev. John Mole, a vicar who shouted protests during Friday's consecration ceremonies, said he thought the wrath of God may be behind the fire that erupted early Monday in the 13th-century gothic church.[3]

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If Jenkins didn't even believe Jesus rose from the dead, a very basic tenet of Christianity, then he wasn't a Christian at all. Sadly, the same disbelief/unbelief of the Bible applies to many Anglicans, but not all.

The loss of fake, lukewarm "Christians" in name only in New Zealand is definitely not a loss for authentic Christendom!

Attention militant New Zealand atheists: Put not thy confidence in New Zealand "nones". Your hopes and dreams of future unbridled, atheistic political power will never be realized!

"No religion" survey respondents are not synonymous with atheists/agnostics.

Some people who self-identified as being Christians have become nones/unaffiliated/"no religion" individuals which is not synonymous with being an atheist/agnostic. Pew Research found that 72% of people in the United States who put "none"/"no religion" on surveys believe in the existence of God/gods, but do not subscribe to a particular religion or to a particular religious organization so perhaps the same may be occurring in New Zealand.[4]

Growth of the "nones" in New Zealand, its cap on future growth and expected decline, its effect on New Zealand politics

See: Growth of the "nones" in New Zealand, its cap on future growth and expected decline, its effect on New Zealand politics

The future is bleak for militant, New Zealand, atheists/agnostics in the 21st century.

The below articles cite data and scholarship showing that the 21st century is going to turn out to be very bleak for militant, New Zealand atheists/agnostics:

Question: Are you a New Zealand atheist or agnostic who wants to know what scholarship indicates will happen by 2050 in many secular countries? I suggest you read the articles above! Also, I suggest reading the essay Will New Zealand's secular population peak before or after 2050?

Rutland Street Church, Christchurch, New Zealand.

According to New Zealand census data, from 2013 to 2018, the number of "Evangelical, Born Again and Fundamentalist Christians" grew from 15,381 individuals to 38,127 individuals from 2013 to 2018.[5]

Behold the accuracy of the scholar Eric Kaufmann's prescient, predictive power so far in New Zealand!

See: Eric Kaufmann's accurate religious demography predictions and political predictions

A celebration: New Zealand atheists, we're gonna tear New Zealand atheistdom down song

In Heaven, the streets are paved with pure gold (Revelation 21:21).

"He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision." - Psalm 2:4

On behalf of all Bible-believing Christians, I hereby rejoice and celebrate all the glorious victories we have recently won in New Zealand! And the current data and sound scholarship clearly shows that should Jesus tarry we will go from one glorious victory to another glorious victory for the foreseeable future in 21st century in New Zealand.

New Zealand atheists, we're gonna tear New Zealand atheistdom down song

  • New Zealand, militant atheists, we're gonna to tear New Zealand atheistdom down. Lord Jesus!
  • Ya'll have been building atheistdom all over New Zealand land. New Zealand, militant atheists, we're gonna tear New Zealand atheistdom down. Oh, yes!
  • The New Zealand preachers are gonna preach New Zealand atheistdom down. Good God Almighty!
  • The New Zealand preachers are gonna preach New Zealand atheistdom down. Oh yes!
  • Ya'll have been building atheistdom all over New Zealand land. New Zealand, militant atheists, we're gonna tear New Zealand atheistdom down. Oh, yes!
  • The New Zealand deacons are gonna pray New Zealand atheistdom down. Good God Almighty!
  • The New Zealand deacons are gonna pray New Zealand atheistdom down!
  • Ya'll have been building atheistdom all over New Zealand land. New Zealand, militant atheists, we're gonna tear New Zealand atheistdom down. Oh, yes!

(The above song is based on one of my favorite Christian songs. Namely, the song Satan, We're Gonna Tear Your Kingdom Down)

An additional note: Protestant cultural legacies

The atheist and Harvard University historian Niall Ferguson declared: "Through a mixture of hard work and thrift the Protestant societies of the North and West Atlantic achieved the most rapid economic growth in history."[6]

See also: Protestant cultural legacies and Atheism and culture

Protestant culture is a powerful culture. So there is the issue of Protestant cultural legacies.

The website Cultural Front notes:

“ In chapter 6 of Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell highlights cultural legacies. He opens with disturbing descriptions of how longstanding cultural patterns and beliefs influenced violent conflicts among generations of families in Kentucky during the 19th century.

The compelling research findings concerning long-term and deeply held values led Gladwell to the conclusion that cultural legacies are powerful forces. They have deep roots and long lives. They persist, generation after generation, virtually intact, even as the economic and social demographic conditions that spawned them have vanished, and they play such a role in directing attitudes and behavior that we cannot make sense of our world without them. He goes on to note the possibilities of “taking cultural legacies seriously” in order to learn “why people succeed and how to make people better.”[7]

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Due to the history of the Protestant Reformation, significant Protestant populations can be found in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, the northern part of Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the east, north and west of Switzerland.[8]

All the above countries are developed countries. And when looking at any economic prosperity of the above countries and any positive effects that prosperity causes or other positive cultural attributes, one has to consider cultural legacy of Protestantism and the Protestant work ethic in these countries. See also: Christianity and social stability

Many nonreligious/irreligious countries in Europe, particular Nordic countries, have Protestant cultural legacies. Furthermore, in terms of Protestant cultural legacies, one has to look how atheism affects a culture and other relevant statistics related to atheism related to the social sciences (see: Atheism and culture and Atheism statistics).

Atheists with social contacts with Christians give more to charity than other atheists

See also: Atheists adopting theistic morality and Protestant cultural legacies

Dr. William Lane Craig points out that the social science research indicates that atheists who have family/social contacts with religious people give more to charity than atheists who do not have such an influence.[9]

Craig, citing research published by author Arthur C. Brooks, points out that atheists raised in religious households are twice as likely to give to charity than those raised in nonreligious households.[9]

St. Basil of Caesarea founded the first hospital. Christian hospitals subsequently spread quickly throughout both the East and the West.[10] See: Christianity and hospitals

For additional information, please see: Religious hospitals vs. secular hospitals: Quality of care

Final note about New Zealand atheist handwaving

All the New Zealand atheist handwaving is not going to negate the fact that evangelical Christianity is growing in New Zealand and that scholarship based on sound data indicates that New Zealand is going to experience desecularization sometime in the 21st century! To date, New Zealand atheists have yet to show a single scholar who indicates that New Zealand will not have a postsecular future sometime in the 21st century. See: Postsecularism and New Zealand in the 21st century

All the New Zealand atheist handwaving is not going to negate the fact that evangelical Christianity is growing in New Zealand and that scholarship based on sound data indicates that New Zealand is going to experience desecularization sometime in the 21st century!

To date, New Zealand atheists have yet to show a single scholar who indicates that New Zealand will not have a postsecular future sometime in the 21st century. See: Postsecularism and New Zealand in the 21st century

Attention all New Zealand atheists: Please stop your atheistic New Zealand atheist handwaving and denialism. Resistance and denialism is futile! New Zealand will experience postsecularism sometime in the 21st century!

Ya'll have been building atheistdom all over New Zealand land. New Zealand, militant atheists, we're gonna tear New Zealand atheistdom down. Oh, yes!

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References

  1. ↑ Religion in New Zealand
  2. ↑ Religion in New Zealand
  3. ↑ A fire believed to have been sparked by lightning...
  4. ↑ Key findings about Americans' belief in God. Pew Research Center (April 25, 2018). “In recent years, the share of American adults who do not affiliate with a religious group has risen dramatically. In spite of this trend, the overwhelming majority of Americans, including a majority of the religiously unaffiliated – those who describe themselves, religiously, as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular” – say they believe in God or a higher power, according to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted in December of 2017....Finally, among those who describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated – also known as “nones” – 72% say they believe in a higher power of some kind.”
  5. ↑ Religion in New Zealand
  6. ↑ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012
  7. ↑ Outliers & Cultural Legacies
  8. ↑ Predominant religions, Adherence.com
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Christians Give more to Charity than Atheists (YouTube video featuring an audio clip of Dr. William Lane Craig)
  10. ↑ The Christian origin of hospitals
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