# https://christianvoicenewzealand.com > Viewing todays culture through the lens of the bible ## Posts - [Finding a positive in the Ukraine](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/finding-a-positive-in-the-ukraine/): Having had our lives disrupted by Covid Pandemic over the past two years I want to ask you a question How are you going? We’ve had our share of anxiety perpetrated by the fear mongering of our government, supported by many analysts with their guesses, and who could forget the epidemiologists who become household names […] - [Question: WHY?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-curriculum-what-do-you-know-2/): Now that the occupation of Parliament Grounds has ended probably the way everyone expected it to. Its time to take a breath and reflect on the past three weeks. There have been calls for an enquiry over the protests, but really do you think there will be culpability and fairness shown by both sides. It […] - [THE CURRICULUM: What do you know?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-curriculum-what-do-you-know/): Finally, now the kids are back at school I want to ask the question of parents. Have you looked, asked, or thought about the school’s curriculum? I reason I ask the question is simple. As parents we are no longer permitted to enter some school grounds let alone have access to your child’s classroom and […] - [Schwab's students Trudeau and Ardern use the same playbook](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/schwabs-students-trudeau-and-ardern-use-the-same-playbook/): Our country is heading in a very dangerous direction. Rather than demonstrating a commitment to the protection of the rights of its citizens, our leader ,Jacinda Ardern, like Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appear far more interested in following the playbook of the World Economic Forum Protest action from both protesters and the response from […] - [What If The Last Year Was Only A Taste Of What Is To Come?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/what-if-the-last-year-was-only-a-taste-of-what-is-to-come/): One of the ways the global cabal is attempting to implement The Great Reset and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is by putting global supply chains at risk to bring the economy to its knees. The narrative being sold to the public goes like this. The new wave of COVID-19 infections caused by various Greek-letter variants, […] - [Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/silence-encourages-the-tormentor-never-the-tormented/): “We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.”  (1 John 5:19) On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.  It is estimated that at least 1.3 million people were deported to Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945.   Of those, approximately […] - [Standing in support of Wellington](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/standing-in-support-of-wellington/): To the protesters in Wellington who now occupy the grounds of Parliament. Don’t stop, you have accomplished a lot already. Under trying conditions, you are putting up and not responding to provocation but refused to take the bait. You have kept your heads and supplied a model for the rest of the country. The momentum […] - [Ardern's fall is imminent](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/arderns-fall-is-imminent/): Using Covid 19 as a shield, the New Zealand Government led by the charismatic Jacinda Ardern has legislated many policies which has changed the culture of the country, but the bad news for New Zealanders there is more to come. Mike Bain from Christian Voice New Zealand provides a biblical comparison of the Ardern government […] - [Today's world is looking for a leader](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/todays-world-is-looking-for-a-leader-2/): With growing dangers and uncertainties everywhere and the global economy spiraling downward, people everywhere are hungry for leadership and direction unlike any other time in human history. The world’s prospects for the future are gloomy and getting worse. Everyone knows it. And everyone knows that we need someone who can offer hope and chart a […] - [Why Brian Tamaki sits alone in prison](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/why-brian-tamaki-sits-alone-in-prison/): Imprisoned in Rome awaiting execution the apostle Paul is portrayed in a Netflix Movie about his final days as a bit of a solemn character.  The Christian community eagerly awaited his letters, which eventually came from their much-loved apostle helped them understand his trials and the tribulations they may one day face. In earlier biblical […] - [it's not if, but when they come for you](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/its-not-if-but-when-they-come-for-you/): You’ve heard the comment, they’re coming for us. After a church service where I had been speaking, on the subject, how this nation, New Zealand, founded on Christian beliefs, had forgotten God. Amidst the tea coffee cake and chat, I was approached by an elderly chap with an extended hand. As our hands shook, he […] - [Remembering harold](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/remembering-harold/): Harold Camping was ridiculed last decade because he said the world was ending on May 21, 2011. It didn’t, nor did his new date, but Mike Bain from Christian Voice New Zealand discusses why he admires a man thought by many to be foolish. In the early part of the last decade, the Christian Community […] - [Now is not the time for timidity.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/now-is-not-the-time-for-timidity/): So where are they? New Zealand society has seen legislation passed in our house of parliament restricting travel, where you can eat, where you can go, who and how many people you can be associate with, how many mourners you can have at your funeral,  where you must scan your family in for Christmas dinner. […] - [I saw him as a bit of a "nut job" but...](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/i-saw-him-as-a-bit-of-a-nut-job-but/): Technology sure has changed life When I was a child growing up in a small Otago town in the early sixties. Television was something only a “few” had If we wanted to watch TV, we would go up to the local appliance store to watch a single black and white TV in the stores window. […] - [Evil has many faces](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/evil-has-many-faces/): For centuries there has been a long-held belief that evil comes from Satan and his band of demons. Hollywood over the years has painted these demons as anti-type angels with venom dripping from every part of the body and usually with a raspy voice for effect. Conspiracy theorists would have you believe and are right […] - [Could christopher luxon be new zealand's saviour?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/could-christopher-luxon-be-new-zealands-saviour/): Following on from the implosion of the last National Party leader we have now been introduced to a fresh face with a lot of commercial experience to lead the party with an aspiration to lead the country, come the next election In his opening speech Christopher Luxon promised a fresh start to the beleaguered political […] - [Dividing the nation is not the answer](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/dividing-the-nation-is-not-the-answer/): When New Zealand was first established between Māori and the colonials it was based on mutual respect and a willingness to get along.Māori were introduced to the God of the Bible from people like Samuel Marsden and other missionaries of the time.So, it would be fair to say as New Zealand grew, it grew as […] - [Enough! It is time for the church to make a stand](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/enough-it-is-time-for-the-church-to-make-a-stand/): Not sure if you are noticing There’s a change happening in the country You may be forgiven if you hadn’t noted because we have been subjected to gradualism. To explain gradualism, you must know about the frog. In this story if you were to out a frog into a pot of cold water, you have […] - [The contentuous issue over land and water ownership](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-contentuous-issue-over-land-and-water-ownership/): If someone gives you something, it’s yours, right? But what if you found something and it was full of riches, you can claim it be yours but is it. It’s a simple question and the answer is certainly simple. If you discover or find something, yes you can claim it but it begs the question […] - [Here's an idea, lets cancel Christmas](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/heres-an-idea-lets-cancel-christmas/): Traffic lights vaccination targets Vaccination passports, open borders, freedom, and free speech. There is a lot going on in little old New Zealand now. So, I thought it was right time to suggest we cancel Christmas. Now this is a decision I have thought about for a few years, so I haven’t taken it lightly. […] - [The time has come for the pulpit to stand against Tyranny](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-time-has-come-for-the-pulpit-to-stand-against-tyranny/): In today’s fear inspired society I am reminded of the story in the bible of Esther. There she was the queen, in a privileged position with her own people under threat of annihilation. For Esther to speak out about the injustices proposed upon the Jewish race at the time, would have meant two things. She […] - [Some issues are worth fighting for, others not](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/some-issues-are-worth-fighting-for-others-not/): Can you hear them? Just listen and you will hear the drums beating as the call to battle grows louder. The peace and unity of this nation founded on Christian values of things like have love for one another is changing as forces attempt to divide it. You and I have heard the cry from […] - [Cancel Culture Rips into Clint Eastwood-Whose Next?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/cancel-culture-rips-into-clint-eastwood/): By its very nature, cancel culture is joyless and lifeless. It is built on negativity, criticism, and fault-finding.  In the long term, it cannot be sustained. Cancel culture produces death rather than life and fear rather than faith, stifling creativity and suffocating free expression. As expressed by John Cleese of Monty Python fame, “I mean, if you’re […] - [everyone has a price and the devil knows it](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/everyone-has-a-price-and-the-devil-knows-it/): Although 9000 plus episodes have been made of an American TV show called the price is right we have never seen it in New Zealand. But the title “The Price is Right intrigues me because when you consider life, everything comes with a price. Let me give you an example, when we were kids we […] - [How can we save 607 people next year from suicide?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/how-can-we-save-607-people-next-year-from-suicide/): One of the best pieces of news to have been reported by the media has been the decrease for a second year in the rates of suicides in this country. A recent article in the NZ herald reported in the past year nationally there was a drop from 628 to 607. While we can celebrate […] - [Lessons from revolutionary trends](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/lessons-from-revolutionary-trends/): Trends which usually start overseas eventually come to New Zealand You would be correct If for a minute you think this country is upside down But then that would depend on from what angle you are looking at it. If you have a left leaning to the left of the politically or biblically spectrum, everything […] - [Why Christianity needs to present a united voice](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/why-we-need-to-present-a-united-voice/): Over the past decade in various presentations around the country, we here at Christian Voice New Zealand have been calling for the church of this country to have a united voice. As the culture grows darker and people from all aspects of society question the future direction of this country with its new laws, its […] - [What did the apostle paul have in common with a fast food outlet](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/what-did-the-apostle-paul-have-in-common-with-a-fast-food-outlet/): I want to ask you a strange question. What does KFC and the apostle Paul have in common? In the Bible we know Paul was subjected to lockdown, but I don’t think he ever got to a level 3 lockdown – you know Level 4 with KFC. No that wasn’t it. Back when KFC was […] - [When The mob rules society](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/when-the-mob-rules-society/): The question is often asked about how the German population in the 1930s were so gullible to support the Nazi party who went onto kill millions of people in the second world war. We should say, not every German was supportive, but dissenting voices were quietened either by imprisonment or by death. The German people […] - [Is the Covid Vaccine the Mark of the beast?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/is-the-covid-vaccine-the-mark-of-the-beast/): As the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to circulate around the world, it becomes increasingly clear it poses a threat to more than just global health. Governments everywhere, even here in New Zealand are using the crisis to expand their power and trample individual liberty.  As 2021 draws to an end, governments are increasingly dividing […] - [Going to war with your family](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/going-to-war-with-your-family/): Someone says something about you which isn’t true, would you go to war over it. In the book of Joshua there’s a story about how after they inherited the promised land some of the twelve tribes of Israel started sharpening their swords to go fight with one another. In the account found in Joshua chapter […] - [Vaccine Passports & The church](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/vaccine-passports-the-church/): Throughout this time of uncertainty, we have seen many restrictions placed on the population of New Zealand. One, that has affected the Christian community has been the restrictions on the size of people gathering. While Churches have been compliant and have gone along with this restriction, they have found other ways of reaching their congregations […] - [Following the beat of a new drum](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/following-the-beat-of-a-new-drum/): The news of the death of The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has become a time for reflection of the halcyon days of Rock n Roll. Charlie Watts is revered as one of the great drummers of his time. and immortalised alongside other greats such as Ginger Baker. Watts, the quieter member of the Rolling […] - [Freedom of religion](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/freedom-of-religion/): Author Dr Rev Stuart Lange, National Director NZ Christian Network, In the early church, great numbers of Christian believers were persecuted or killed by the Roman State, which demanded on pain of death that everyone worship the emperors and the pagan gods. In medieval times, Catholic authorities were involved in burning heretics (and later some […] - [Hate speech: where do you start?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/hate-speech-where-do-you-start/): Author Mike Bain: Christian Voice New Zealand August 5 2021 There has been so much printed and spoken about its removal of free speech, liberty, and rights. Everyone agrees the Government’s proposed new hate speech laws are a mess. The consultation document and explanations by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her ministers proves what New […] - [Rejoice as you approach the communion table](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/rejoice-as-you-approach-the-communion-table/): Author: Mike Bain Christian Voice New Zealand For many church goers their approach to communion is respectful but in a ritualistic way. I am encouraging an approach to the act of communion with a different mindset. In the gospels we read how Jesus broke bread, passing it around his disciples saying, “this is my body.” […] - [Lies, lies, and more lies.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/lies-lies-and-more-lies/): Author: Mike Bain, Christian Voice New Zealand There is so much information being spread around about Coronavirus. Every day I receive another theory, news report or a pointer to claims and counter claims. The conspiracy theories are a dime a dozen all saying pretty much the same thing. Lots of information, too much information and […] - [Locked down, but not out.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/locked-down-but-not-out/): Mike Bain – Christian Voice New Zealand Recent events has seen Governments asking us to stay at home and give up most of our rights of freedom The freedom to work, to visit family, to communally grieve, participate and engage in school, sport, and worship. We willingly accepted this as being the thing to do […] - [When Charity Status Becomes a Battleground](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/when-charity-status-becomes-a-battleground/): There was a time when charitable status for a church, ministry, or Christian organisation was largely taken for granted. It was an acknowledgement that whatever one’s theological convictions, these groups contributed something of value to society. They fed the hungry, cared for families, provided community, offered hope, and served people whom government agencies often struggled to reach. Today, that landscape feels very different. The Gloriavale compound on the West Coast. Photo credit RNZ / Jean Edwards The recent decision to strip Gloriavale’s Christian Church Community Trust of its charitable status follows years of investigations, court rulings, and findings of serious governance […] - [Anchor Me](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/anchor-me/): Editorial: Mike Bain As part of any anthology of New Zealand music, the name Don McGlashan will inevitably appear among this country’s finest songwriters. His career stretches across Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, The Mutton Birds, and decades of solo work. To be honest, I was never much of a fan. In fact, when Anchor Me appeared on the playlist of a radio station I worked for years ago, I played it because it was my job. Back then, the song never really grabbed me. These days, it does. Perhaps that’s because the older you get, the more you realise […] - [Discovering Childhood Has An Expiry Date](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/discovering-childhood-has-an-expiry-date/): I’ve discovered one of my spiritual gifts is people‑watching. Not voyeurism — just the noble art of observing humanity doing what humanity does best: being mildly ridiculous in public. Parks, malls, bus stops… everywhere you look, people are unintentionally performing a live comedy show. Over the weekend, Mandy and I were at a family garden bar listening to music when a toddler swaggered past like he owned the place. He’d just learned to walk — that magical stage where every child thinks they’re on an expedition to Mars. He wandered off, realised he’d gone too far, panicked, and sprinted back to […] - [THE THEOLOGY OF SILENCE](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-theology-of-silence/): Dietrich Bonhoeffer understood something that modern Christianity often forgets: evil does not require our approval — only our silence. In the shadow of the Third Reich, he watched churches retreat into pious neutrality, convinced that silence was safer than truth. It was in that crucible that he wrote the words that have echoed through every generation since: “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” Bonhoeffer was not offering a slogan. He was diagnosing a disease — a spiritual paralysis that grips […] - [The One Thing We Keep Running From](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-one-thing-we-keep-running-from/): Let’s stop lying to ourselves. Responsibility isn’t the elephant in the room — it’s the stampede flattening our nation while we stand around pretending, we don’t hear the thunder. We’ve built a culture where responsibility is treated like toxic waste: everyone wants it gone, no one wants to touch it, and everyone hopes someone else will deal with the fallout. Look at Tauranga City Council. Twenty‑seven years of warnings about the Mount Maunganui slip. Twenty‑seven years of reports, red flags, expert advice, and “urgent concerns.” And what did our leaders do? They ignored it. They shelved it. They passed it around. […] - [If Larry the Cat Is Your Most Stable Leader, You Might Need Jesus](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/if-larry-the-cat-is-your-most-stable-leader-you-might-need-jesus/): If last week’s attempted political coup in New Zealand taught us anything, it’s that even political theatre can flop — loudly — while still revealing the simmering frustration underneath. The plot failed, the actors forgot their lines, but the dissatisfaction? Still centre stage. Followers of world events won’t be shocked. Leadership dissatisfaction isn’t just rising — it’s spreading like a bad smell in a lift. Look beyond the Pacific into Europe and you’ll see the same pattern: leaders rotating, promises evaporating, trust collapsing. And then there’s Larry the cat, Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street. Since taking office, Larry has served […] - [“If preaching the Word was a crime, would you be convicted?”](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/if-preaching-the-word-was-a-crime-would-you-be-convicted/): Editorial: Mike Bain Forty years ago, my first radio boss asked me a question that stripped me bare: “If being a personality was a crime, would you be convicted?” It was brutal, exposing, but fair. Mike Bain Breakfast Announcer -Radio Dunedin 1993 So let me ask the Church in New Zealand the same kind of question — the kind that doesn’t let you hide behind worship lights, coffee carts, or clever sermon series: If preaching the Word of God was a crime, would your church be convicted? Not “would people like you.”Not “would the kids have fun.”Not “would the worship team […] - [We're Done With Being Polite](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/were-done-with-being-polite/): This is not a polite note. This is a wake-up call. To church leaders, to political leaders, to congregants who have grown comfortable with the hum of their own righteousness: you are failing to listen. Not sometimes. Not occasionally. Systemically. And that failure is wrecking lives. You can dress it up in committees, inquiries, restitution cheques, or pastoral statements. You can hold another “listening session” that is really a PR exercise. But the truth is blunt: when you stop listening, you lose legitimacy. When you stop asking the hard questions, you become the problem you once promised to fix. The Real […] - [The Week We Forgot How Parliament Works](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-week-we-forgot-how-parliament-works/): It was only three years ago that I stood and encouraged Christian voters to exercise their legal and moral right to help steer this country away from the path it was heading down. And yet here we are again — another election, another round of parties lining up to ask for our vote. Let’s be honest: none of the current parties, nor the system they operate in, fully reflect the convictions of every follower of Jesus Christ. As the years roll on, each election starts to sound like white noise — the same bland promise of “we can do better than […] - [Apostle or Actress: The Kathryn Krick Controversy](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/apostle-or-actress-the-kathryn-krick-controversy/): Katy Nolan The church must never become so skeptical that it dismisses everything supernatural, nor so undiscerning that it embraces anything that looks spiritual. Scripture warns, “Do not quench the Spirit… test everything; hold fast what is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:19–21). Those commands belong together. They are not competing values but complementary safeguards. And they are urgently needed in the growing debate surrounding Kathryn Krick and her Five‑Fold Church. Who Kathryn Krick Is Kathryn Krick is a Los Angeles‑based minister who identifies as an apostle and leads Five‑Fold Church (5F Church), a ministry centered on healing, deliverance, and imparting what she […] - [Free Speech, Faith, and the Line Christians Must Refuse to Cross](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/free-speech-faith-and-the-line-christians-must-refuse-to-cross/): Mike Bain New Zealand is once again circling the drain on hate‑speech laws, and Christians need to stop pretending this debate doesn’t involve us. The Law Commission’s Hara ngākau kino report did one thing absolutely right: it refused to resurrect blasphemy laws under a modern diversity label. It kept hate speech out of scope, focused on punishing violent conduct, and refused to criminalise disagreement. In a political climate where every offence becomes a crisis and every lobby group wants its beliefs wrapped in bubble‑wrap, that restraint is rare — and worth defending. Ani O’Brien’s analysis is blunt, and she’s right: some […] - [A Clear Warning to the Church: Kairos II Is Spreading — Stay Alert](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/a-clear-warning-to-the-church-kairos-ii-is-spreading-stay-alert/): Mike Bain Brothers and sisters, A new document called Kairos II is now circulating internationally, and some churches — including Presbyterian, Methodist, and Anglican communities overseas — have begun to adopt its ideas. It is important that we recognise what it is and remain alert to the false teaching it carries. Kairos II presents a politicised reinterpretation of Scripture, built on Palestinian Liberation Theology. It dismisses the Old Testament’s authority, undermines God’s covenant with Israel, and openly condemns Christian Zionists as morally corrupt. It uses language that mirrors activist rhetoric rather than biblical theology, and it offers no renunciation of terrorism, […] - [A Nation Without Boundaries](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/a-nation-without-boundaries/): New Zealand keeps making laws, but fewer and fewer of them mean anything. The National Party’s latest promise to “modernise” consent legislation is a perfect example: well‑intentioned, morally important, yet introduced into a country already drowning in rules nobody enforces. We legislate faster than we live, and we regulate more than we ever intend to police. Our lawbook is enormous — thousands of pages, thousands of offences, thousands of boundaries. But boundaries only matter when someone is willing to defend them. Raise the speed limit to 120 km/h and people still blast past you. Ban cell phones while driving and half […] - [God’s Waiting Room? Mate, Have You Met Our Seniors?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/gods-waiting-room-mate-have-you-met-our-seniors/): Mike Bain Churches love chasing the next generation. Youth groups, young families, toddlers with half-chewed rice crackers stuck to their faces — all good things. But somewhere along the way, many churches quietly start treating their seniors like they’re on the final lap of the Christian marathon, jogging toward the celestial finish line with a walker and a determined grimace. Let me say this gently: Stop it. They’re not done. They’re not finished. And they’re definitely not sitting around waiting for Gabriel to call their number like it’s the Rapture version of bingo. People outside the church love mocking congregations with […] - [The Indecent Proposal](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-indecent-proposal/): Mike Bain. In 1993, the Hollywood movie, Indecent Proposal forced married couples to confront a question so obscene no one would have dared speak it aloud: Would you sell what is sacred if the price was high enough? A billionaire offers a financially desperate couple one million dollars for one night with the wife. The shock wasn’t the offer — it was the fact that desperation made the unthinkable suddenly negotiable. That’s the moral rot Scripture warns us about. Every one of them made the same fatal mistake: They treated what was sacred as if it were common. And now, unbelievably, […] - [Why the Church Should Learn From a Rugby Crowd](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/why-the-church-should-learn-from-a-rugby-crowd/): It was tribalism at its finest this weekend. A Hurricanes side lifting the Super Rugby Pacific title.The Wahs faithful erupting at Te Kawa Stadium.Egyptian fans celebrating like they’d won the World Cup — even after beating the All Whites. Different colours. Different nations. Different backgrounds.But for a moment, none of that mattered. We were united by something simple: a shared dream. Sport does this. It pulls strangers into one heartbeat. It gives us permission to celebrate together, suffer together, and take ownership of “our” team — even if we’ve never met a single player. And here’s the uncomfortable question:Why can stadiums […] - [“When the Mark Moves Closer: Sweden’s Microchip Trend Should Shake Every Christian Awake”](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/when-the-mark-moves-closer-swedens-microchip-trend-should-shake-every-christian-awake/): By Mike Bain There are moments in history when technology doesn’t just advance — it crosses a line.In Sweden, that line is no longer theoretical. It’s under the skin. Thousands are now receiving microchips — tiny implants the size of a grain of rice — injected between the thumb and index finger. A quick jab, a moment of pressure, and suddenly the human hand becomes a keycard, a wallet, a train ticket, a digital identity. A wave opens doors.A flick pays for groceries.A tap verifies who you are. It is sold as convenience.But Scripture warns us to look deeper. Because long […] - [When Desire Becomes Surrender](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/when-desire-becomes-surrender/): By Mike Bain. Marketing didn’t begin in the 20th century. Its roots go right back to a serpent in a garden and a woman who was convinced she needed something she didn’t have. The first influencer wasn’t on TikTok — it was Satan, selling a lie with perfect packaging. Eve bought it. Adam followed. And humanity has been buying the same pitch ever since.Fast forward to today and nothing has changed except the production quality. We’ve gone from whispered temptation to full scale marketing machines. Social media influencers, product placement, curated lifestyles — all of it built on the same ancient […] - [They Warned Us to Be Ready — But Are We Ready for What Really Matters?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/they-warned-us-to-be-ready-but-are-we-ready-for-what-really-matters/): Last week New Zealanders were urged to prepare. Get ready. Stock up. Be alert.And many did — batteries, bottled water, toilet paper, the usual panic buying staples. Some even checked their torches or filled the car. But let’s be honest: how many actually had a grab bag ready? How many genuinely prepared? And how many shrugged, scoffed, and said, “It won’t happen.”In the end, for most of the country, it was a non event. The storm fizzled. Life carried on.But that reaction — the warnings, the scoffing, the last minute scrambling — is exactly the pattern Jesus pointed to when He […] - [Why Does That Feel Like News?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/why-does-that-feel-like-news/): Editorial: Mike Bain Recently I received a short clip from a pastoral friend in Taumarunui of Dr David Jeremiah speaking about what he called “the Golden Age” — the era after Armageddon, the Millennial reign, when heaven descends to earth and Satan is bound. That truth sits in our Bibles, plain as day. Yet Jeremiah delivered it as if it were a startling revelation. Why does that feel like news to so many Christians? For decades I’ve sat under pulpits that dodge Revelation. We get sermons about the Rapture, sensational headlines, and speculative timelines — but almost never clear teaching on how Revelation 20 actually […] - [Staying Awake While Predators Preach](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/staying-awake-while-predators-preach/): Editorial: Mike Bain Jesus told his disciples to stay awake, to keep on the watch, to watch out that no one deceives you. Those were not optional suggestions. They were commands. Yet here we stand in New Zealand with a church that has drifted into a spiritual coma while the return of Christ draws near. The call to vigilance is not sentimental. It is urgent and uncompromising. To be awake means to test teaching, to measure every sermon and every policy against the Word, and to refuse the soft seduction of cultural approval. Watching is not passive. It is active resistance. When I say “church” I […] - [When War Breaks Out, Keep Watch](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/when-war-breaks-out-keep-watch/): Editorial: Mike Bain. It has finally happened: a combined U.S. and Israeli strike on Iran. On Friday I sat in my office wondering which outrage the hand‑wringers would choose next. Then, on Monday morning, the world woke to the news and the uneasy certainty that another war had begun. The U.S. naval fleet had been positioned off the Iranian coast, and political leaders were publicly tense. In the swirl of headlines and hot takes, it was easy to see how events that seemed improbable suddenly became inevitable. We should not be surprised when history repeats its hard lessons. When Rome surrounded […] - [A Reflection on Division in New Zealand](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/4185-2/): Editorial: Mike Bain This scenario could have played out in many small community meetings in any town in New Zealand, where two neighbours who had once shared a fence and a cup of sugar left the room without speaking after a disagreement about a local or national issue. Over the past year I have often lamented the division we see in New Zealand. If I am honest, that division has been present from the first day people arrived on our shores. Division is nothing new to humanity. In the post‑Flood account in Genesis — in what scholars call the Table of […] - [OPINION: Resisting the normalisation of killing](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/opinion-resisting-the-normalisation-of-killing/): OPINION: Dr Stuart Laing The ultimate source of every human life is God. Every human being is loved by God, and precious in his sight In the sixth commandment, God tells us not to kill. In the New Zealand Parliament, however, a majority of MPs in the last Parliament decided it was okay to destroy an unborn baby (if the mother asks for that) and okay to kill terminally ill people (if the ill person asks for that). Those women seeking abortion may feel they have no option, or may be under great pressure, or may be in a state of […] - [The nation must strengthen its child protection efforts.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/hello-world/): Every year, as the holiday season slows the country and newsrooms scramble to fill empty column space, a strange pattern emerges. Stories appear that would normally be buried beneath the noise of politics, sport, and celebrity chatter. Statistics surface—raw, uncomfortable, and revealing. This year, two sets of numbers stood out with chilling clarity: child abuse and abortion. For Christians, these are not merely “issues.” They are moral fault lines exposing the spiritual condition of a nation. New Zealand’s record on both fronts is nothing short of shocking. According to Child Matters chief executive Jane Searle, a child in New Zealand died […] - [What Called You to Action in 2024](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/what-called-you-to-action-in-2024/): Throughout 2024, New Zealanders engaged in numerous protests, each driven by a deep sense of urgency and passion. From opposing Israeli aggression in Gaza to challenging the Treaty Principles Bill, Kiwis took to the streets, voicing their concerns and demanding change. Yet, as the year progressed, it became evident that these efforts often fell short of achieving their intended goals. The year began with marches against Israeli actions in Gaza, followed by opposition to the Treaty Principles Bill in February, and culminated in a massive hikoi to Parliament in November. Despite the fervour and energy invested in these protests, the issues […] - [The Unthinkable: The World on the Brink of Four Simultaneous Conflicts](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-unthinkable-the-world-on-the-brink-of-four-simultaneous-conflicts/): As published in The Daily Examiner News Website and based on the Christian Voice New Zealand podcast: The Unthinkable It’s hard for the typical New Zealand citizen to imagine that the country’s Defence Forces might be required to participate in a military conflict before the year is over. The United States might need to lean on its military allies as China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran eagerly anticipate challenging the world’s most powerful military. For many Christians as these events unfold may recall the words of Jesus Christ from the Bible, warning that in the last days, there would be wars […] - [He Wore a Chaplains Shirt.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/he-wore-a-chaplains-shirt/): The following is a word of appreciation I wrote to the New Zealand Chaplains group following my time in hospital in 2022 after a near fatal accident which nearly took my life. To whom this may concern, Absolutely, without question, God is great, and few individuals are lucky to serve him on a daily basis. On July 7 kissing my wife goodbye as she put my cell phone in my back pocket and rode down the drive on my bike with the intention of cycling my regular fifty kms from Te Awamutu which would take in the streets of neighbouring Hamilton […] - [CALL FOR GREATER EQUALITY AND ACCESS TO LAND](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/call-for-greater-equality-and-access-to-land/): Ever since I sat down to write this blog, I have struggled with its content. It concerns race issues, relating to New Zealand, but it is a message which goes against the delicate grain of Political Correctness. To be fair, and not getting into a discussion on who came first and who has rights to the Land, the rivers, the lakes, the coastal foreshore, or the air we breathe, I think we can all agree on the Bibles version as to how the earth was created. WE can agree that God the creator and giver of life, gave land to Abraham […] - [DID SPLIT ENZ GET IT WRONG?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/did-split-enz-get-it-wrong/): On what planet were the writers of the Split Enz hit song, “History Never Repeats”? No matter how catchy the tune or how they incorporate the word Aotearoa, it’s simply untrue. Right off the bat, the song was great, and as history shows, it was another modest hit from an exceptionally talented group. But I’m not here to discuss Split Enz or delve into music anthologies. I want to talk about the concept of history. Let me ask you, how do you think we got our history? For Māori, history is shared and passed down orally from generation to generation. For […] - [I have been thinking](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/i-have-been-thinking/): Funny thing when I say I’ve been thinking at home, my wife braces herself for the trip down a rabbit hole, good news is there isn’t any today.  Over the past month or so we have received a fair bit of traffic on some of our videos related to Dr David Jeremiah, Brian Tamaki and issues confronting New Zealand. So let me make a start with Dr David who is revered in Christian circles. While we as an organisation sought clarification from his organisation and broadcast their comments stating what most of us in our hearts were true, it wasn’t him, […] - [True Church in New Zealand: Reality vs. Expectation](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/true-church-in-new-zealand-reality-vs-expectation/): A young farmworker finds himself outside of church in a well to do part of a city. He gets out of his muddy Ute which he has parked in the church car park amongst Audi’s, Bentleys, and other top-class European brands. He raises eyebrows as he’s dressed in his black singlet, canterbury shorts and wearing his muddied Redband’s. On entering the church, he can’t help but feel everyone was staring She finds a seat near the front. As he was leaving after the service, he bumped into the Pastor who said to him, I don’t believe I have seen you in […] - [Establishing the Agreed-Upon Rules of Conduct](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/establishing-the-agreed-upon-rules-of-conduct/): It certainly wasn’t the then, National Party leader Simon Bridges finest moment when a recorded private conversation became very public where he described, a member of his own caucus. West Coast list MP Maureen Pugh, as f… useless. For Bridges, the leak, the lack of discretion, the judgment, the opinion certainly was a wakeup call for him. However, it is somewhat ironic that, six years later, the same MP, Maureen Pugh, who now serves as the Assistant Speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament, has inadvertently done us a favour by giving New Zealand a wake-up call. She has faced criticism from some […] - [PANDEMIC TREATY UPDATE](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/pandemic-treaty-update/): Hot news has been the withdrawal of the Covid 19 vaccine made by Astra Zeneca after admissions it could cause very rare, but life-threatening injuries. But just hold the phone before ringing your solicitor to start legal proceedings because the spin doctors have been banging on their keyboards. Now the Swedish-British Pharma company are reporting , “The withdrawal was due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” against new variants of the novel coronavirus.” I acknowledge the vaccine regardless of its source whether it be Astra Zeneca or Pfizer is a hot button for many, especially in New Zealand so I am […] - [Dissension leading to civil strife](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/dissension-leading-to-civil-strife/): I want to talk about what is going down in the middle east, but first I want to talk to you about what’s going down in our own hood. Currently, New Zealand is facing significant challenges. These include economic instability, security worries, a cost-of-living crisis, lawlessness, entitlement issues among some citizens, racial tensions, pervasive distrust, a disconnect between the government and the populace, strain on the healthcare system, dissent, poverty, and educational problems. These issues are not unique to New Zealand but are prevalent in many Western democracies worldwide. However, the most critical problem overshadowing all others is the widespread lack […] - [The collapse of society is imminent](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-collapse-of-society-is-imminent/): The collapse of society really is coming, and most of us will find themselves completely and utterly unprepared when it finally happens. Survey after survey in New Zealand points to a genuine concern we are not confident of our future. If you look at the political polls conducted over the past decade, especially the question on optimism, like are you happy where the country is headed, there are more dis-satisfied people than there are satisfied. I acknowledge over the past decade we have had changes in government, and although the recent change has brought about an increase in optimism but is […] - [It’s the economy, it’s all about the economy stupid?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/its-the-economy-its-all-about-the-economy-stupid/): Go back to the US presidential campaign of 1992 where the incumbent president George H W Bush had an approval rating of 90% of the job he was doing. So how was it, the young democrat Bill Clinton unseat him? Regardless of where you live and your leader may be the most popular person to ever hold office as did George Bush, but when your country is in a recession, someone has to fix it. A simple phrase cooked up by James Carville who was a strategist on the Clinton campaign, used by Bill Clinton in a debate with Bush brought […] - [AND YET, ANOTHER MESSAGE FOR CHURCH LEADERS](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/and-yet-another-message-for-church-leaders/): Since our inception we have called for a united voice from Christianity, and especially the churches which represent it. Despite being shunned by some for even daring to mention it, we will continue to call out churches and church bodies who refuse, or too cowardly to speak out on behalf of those who oppose the evil which is rife in this country. Over the past month I have noted articles relating to the rich people in this world selling off shares and assets and the building of shelters around the world, on private islands and even here in New Zealand. All […] - [WAR IS COMING](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/war-is-coming/): I have always pondered about how to fix the issues of today’s young people, how to get them away from the gaming consul, leave their phones and get them out into the fresh air. Being a child of the sixties we never had these issues because we had compulsory military training and if you missed out on the ballot, you still had it at high school. Great idea and I see the new coalition government is to introduce military style “boot camps,” for young offenders. Great idea except it wouldn’t work with the rug rats of yesterday as they have grown […] - [What NZ people believe, in both society and church](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/what-nz-people-believe-in-both-society-and-church/): by Dr Stuart Lange,National Director,New Zealand Christian Network.In recent weeks, two important reports have come out.1. The 2023 Faith and Belief study was commissioned by the Wilberforce Foundation and conducted by McCrindle, a social research organisation. It explored the attitudes of New Zealanders towards faith and spirituality, with an in-depth survey of 1009 people drawn from the population at large.Some interesting points we noted…81% of participants resonated with some form of spiritual belief (and of those, 37% believe there is an ultimate purpose and meaning in life, 35% believe there is one god, and 27% believe in the spiritual realm)Two top factors that attract […] - [SEE ME (NOT MY DISABILITY)](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/see-me-not-my-disability/): Disabled people are not there to be pitied, ignored, looked down upon and for Christians they are not there to be cured, cared for or pushed aside. Hello, I’m Jenna Orchard and at Christian Voice New Zealand we’ve spoken to many members of the church to get their thoughts on the disabled, and who better to go to, the disabled themselves. On our journey we found God using the disabled in many ways, in worship teams, community care, evangelism and counselling. In fact, there isn’t a single area in Christian life he isn’t using them. Unlike us, God doesn’t see them […] - [IMMINENT: THE KINGS RETURN](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/imminent-the-kings-return/): Buckle up your seatbelts and for Christians, I suggest you have a look at your lamp to ensure you have plenty of oil in stock, because the time of the return of Jesus is coming. We, that is the generation alive today I believe is the generation Jesus spoke about in the book of Matthew 24:34 when speaking about the generation which wouldn’t pass until they had seen the signs of the last days he foretold earlier. Every year since the beginning of our ministry since 2012 we have openly talked of these end times. Back in 2012 when we started […] - [FOR THIS IS ZION, WHOM NOBODY CARES](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/for-this-is-zion-whom-nobody-cares/): Some people are like Bees to a honey pot – you know who they are, especially if you hold a garage sale on a Saturday morning. The colins dictionary English dictionary’s definition of the phrase is  “If something attracts people like bees to a honeypot or like bees round a honeypot, it attracts people in large numbers.” Its an expression which is being used to describe reaction to the current middle East conflict between Israel and Palestine. When the conflict fist hit the headlines, there was an outpouring in both rage and condemnation over the attack on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas. I call them terrorists because anyone who launches […] - [ACCEPTING YOUR OWN PREJUDICE](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/accepting-your-own-prejudice/): I grew up in what was a small town on the Taieri Plains. Its population was about two thousand people and down the road where we lived the tar seal on the road stopped just before our place, the footpaths were just dust tracks, and the drainage was a channel down the side of the road. Like I said it was small town New Zealand where everybody knew who you were and what your parents were. I say what and who because my father while not the town drunk, was like a lot of other men of that era, would join […] - [ISRAEL/PALESTINE CONFLICT](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/israel-palestine-conflict/): (time for cool heads to prevail) Like you I am closely watching the news coming out of Israel and while many are grabbing their bibles and some of today’s so-called prophets are trying to make pieces of the jig saw fit bible prophecy. If you are a regular subscriber to Christian Voice New Zealand, you will know we have been watching and warning about the clear indicators relating to the world situation and the time we live in. Without getting too excited about the times I asked a friend yesterday “If this is the beginning of the end then, why are […] - [Peace Covenant That Could Shock the World, Coming Soon?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/peace-covenant-that-could-shock-the-world-coming-soon/): By Michael Snyder- October 3, 2023. Will a “peace covenant” soon be announced that will permanently alter world history in a major way?  For months, Israel and Saudi Arabia have been quietly negotiating a deal that would normalize relations between the two nations.  But they aren’t the only parties involved.  Israel and Saudi Arabia both want formal security agreements with the United States as part of any agreement.   In other words, if either of those two nations get attacked, the U.S. military would be required to intervene.  The Saudis also want to develop a nuclear power program, and they want U.S. […] - [TOWN HALL MEETING SEPTEMBER](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/town-hall-meeting-september/): Transcript of meeting presented on line via YouTube, Bitchute, Oddysee and Rumble. Last month in our Town Hall meeting I made the statement we should ask ourselves what sort of a country we want to be. Hello, and welcome I’m Mike Bain from Christian Voice New Zealand and thanks for joining us for this, our last Town Hall Meeting before what is being said to be the most important election in our time. As we Incorporate our theme of Pray, Vote, Stand, as we have looked at the state of this nation in previous meetings, today I want to look at […] - [Be Wary of Instant Evangelism](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/be-wary-of-instant-evangelism/): A sermon, maybe it’s a prayer call but people will respond to the word of God. But us old timers see it almost every week where a dozen or so go up front of the auditorium ang give their hearts to the lord. And while its not always a stampede to the front its almost like that out of the back door of churches. A friend of mine boasts he’s seen thousands of people in one night give their hearts to the lord. Even in good ole America we recently heard the R word being bandied about, The R word? Revival. […] - [THE UNENDING SCANDAL OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN CHURCH.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-unending-scandel-of-sexual-abuse-in-church/): If sexual abuse was an Olympic event, then I am sure the Catholic Church would make a clean sweep of the podium regardless of what category they would be in. No other organisation can even come close, but the sad thing is, other Christian organisations are trying. We have heard of the cover ups in the Pentecostal church like Hillsong, many evangelical churches in the USA, closer to home we have the west coast commune Gloria vale and now shock, horror, Jehovah’s Witnesses covering up eleven pedophiles’ who walk freely amongst the children of believers. The scandals continue to make headline […] - [Ten reasons we live in an apocalyptic world](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/ten-reasons-we-live-in-an-apocalyptic-world/): Without fear of being called a doomsday merchant, conspiracy theorist, guilty of misinformation let me give you some real facts about the world situation and keep in mind what happens elsewhere has an impact on this tiny little nation at the bottom of the world. By way of introduction and to grab your attention I am prepared to say time is running out for humanity.  Our world and we see it her in this country has become a little bit more like a bad science fiction movie with each passing day, and our self-destructive tendencies are slowly but surely transforming our […] - [TOWN HALL MEETING - AUGUST](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/town-hall-meeting-august/): pRAY-VOTE-STAND Full transcript of presentation by Mike Bain, Christian Voice New Zealand Hello and welcome to this, our seventh Town Hall Meeting based around the topics of Pray, Vote, Stand. Over the months, during these virtual meetings we have attempted to highlight topics this nation needs to hear and act on. We have been forthright about the nations need to return to the base our ancestors founded New Zealand on and that was a biblical belief that God is sovereign. We have discussed on what the country needs in the way of prayer and provided prayer points; things needed in this […] - [UN PREPARES FOR EMERGENCY POWERS AND A ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/un-prepares-for-emergency-powers-and-a-one-world-government/): The need for the United Nations to have emergency powers adopted is all part of a bigger agenda. And I will come to that soon. As friends do, they often ask me to watch a video, and I always do and then give them feedback, good or bad as to what I thought. Last week among the 15 or so videos I received one was called MESSIAH 2030, which incidentally is two hours long, just saying, but it was jam packed at looking at differing prophesies to back up the producer’s conclusion that Jesus will return in 2030, I hope he […] - [WAS WINSTON CHURCHILL: A WHITE SUPREMACIST?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/was-winston-churchill-a-white-supremacist/): The world has gone mad, and if it’s not, then I need to be committed. Look, I get today’s generation is so darn perfect they have the answer to everything. Man, do I sound like my parents when they spoke about my generation, some 50 years ago. But while the Boomer generation worked to change the world following World War 2, I don’t recall a time when we trod over history blaming anyone for how they acted. Hitler and the Germans were exempt, but then it wasn’t a time for looking back, it was a time to look forward. We can […] - [TOWN HALL MEETING (July 2023)](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/town-hall-meeting-july-2023/): Pray, Vote, Stand. Transcript: Hello and welcome to our Town Hall Meeting for July, the sixth in our series of eight prior to this year’s general election. We continue on with our theme of pray, vote, stand because at the beginning of the year we felt these were the headings which were needed to be discussed in such a forum. I’m not sure about you, but I am personally exhausted in trying to keep up with the deterioration we see happening in our society. Over the past month it has been a whirlwind of trouble from Gangs taking over Opotiki, Government […] - [IT REALLY IS SIMPLE](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/it-really-is-simple/): Let me start with a statement. Every employer has a responsibility to pay workers at the agreed time, by the agreed method of payment and the agreed amount. This is just an example of responsibility. Hello, I’m Mike Bain from Christian Voice New Zealand, responsibility, is it just a word, or does it have some real meaning, and can someone else be responsible for your actions? When I was a kid at school for some reason, not sure why but if some other kid in my class farted loudly the teacher would spin around from the blackboard and demand, who was […] - [WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION PANDEMIC TREATY REACH TOO FAR](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/world-health-organisation-pandemic-treaty-reach-too-far/): Why is a new initiative by the World Health Organisation being kept from the people? There is no conspiracy on behalf of the W.H.O it’s there in black and white for everyone to see, and yet politicians in the US, The UK, and Australia are asking the same question about the introduction of this new policy which will see each country who signs up to it, relinquish their power of sovereignty. What is we are talking about here?It’s a dual track initiative which will see the World Health Organisation being given a green light to take over the sovereignty of countries, […] - [Town Hall Meeting, Pray, Vote, Stand. June (2023)](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/town-hall-meeting-pray-vote-stand-june-2023/): The election campaign has already started unofficially with the first shots fired by both parties, on the same weekend of the Labour Party Conference, all I can say is it’s going to be petty. Hello and welcome to this, our fifth Town Hall Meeting based around the theme of Pray, Vote, Stand. Over the last few months, we have attempted to bring the nation topics on what the country needs in the way of prayer and provided prayer points, things needed in this country where God can assist. On the theme of Vote, we have encouraged everyone who can to take […] - [Why do transgender People hate Christians?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/why-do-transgender-people-hate-christians/): A word of warning, in a moment I am going to show you a 12 second clip, some may find disturbing. But first I must say you know that your religion has truly reached a level of tolerance and non-oppression when folk feel they can do this in public without consequence.  Clip This is not a woman but a Satanists destroying a copy of the Bible at an event recently held is Boston featuring multiple transgender keynote speakers. So, ask yourself why? Why is there so much hate and hostility towards God, Christians and Christianity today from within the Gay community. […] - [Answering the feedback](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/answering-the-feedback/): Absolutely Ridiculous. The subject matter of my last podcast Rocking the Giants, where I spoke about Christians being mocked bullied and singled out for derision and basically getting a hard time. If you have watched many of our presentations you will note I am direct, forthright regarding today’s society. Our positioning statement this year is looking at today’s culture through the lens of the bible. Hence the reason we do something called a virtual Town Hall Meeting, in which I try to discuss matters which are important within the community of New Zealand. As always, I like getting feedback from viewers […] - [The Church, Trust, & Chocolate](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-church-trust-chocolate/): Casualties of a secular society has been the loss of free speech, tolerance, truth, and trust. why we are failing in these things. I want to take look and identify what is at the root and the outcome as to why it is, At the centre of all these topics is a little word called trust. So many of us today suffer from trust issues and these have been brought about by many reasons. Trust is built into our DNA to both be trustworthy and to expect trust. A new-born baby doesn’t understand what trust is, but he or she has […] - [Rocking The Giants](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/rocking-the-giants/): This is a message for anyone claiming Christianity as your belief. If you are an evangelist, or an office worker New Zealanders will treat you at large the same way. You will be mocked, ridiculed, even taunted by others for your belief. Wear it, own it because those who do not know what they do. or why they do. are confirming their own foolishness and ignorance. we live in a fallen world with people who disguise themselves in the form of sane humans. Mike Bain You are not the first, the mockers have been around a long time, Interesting to note, […] - [Flee From False Doctrine](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/flee-from-false-doctrine/): A message to all within the Anglican Church Can I say it any plainer, God is not a woman.With so much debate on sexuality as to whether a male is a male and a female is a female, my head starts to spin, thanks to all the political spin we endure, it’s forced me to put up barriers as a protection mechanism.Enough already! To be honest, I have tried to stay away from the debate over gender simply because I find it – well in a word, “stupid, “foolish.” “Ludicrous,” “short-sighted,” “nonsensical,” “irresponsible,” “ill-advised,” “scatter-brained.”And now with the assistance of today’s […] - [JUDGEMENT STARTS IN THE HOUSE OF GOD](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/judgement-starts-in-the-house-of-god/): It’s no surprise that the church, and our nation, desperately need to hear “the voice of one crying in the wilderness” to awaken, convict and restore. It wasn’t so long ago that we were concerned about how far New Zealand could make the move away from God. No longer my friends do we need to be concerned, – It has already happened. Today we’re picking up the pieces of a broken nation. The moral heartbeat of New Zealand ceased the day when we acknowledged failure to protect the citizens of this nation. As a nation we fail to Rescue those who […] - [Shape Up or Ship Out](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/shape-up-or-ship-out/): Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, Amen? OK, here it goes. This is an urgent appeal to unmute spineless yellow-bellied preachers. Can I say it any plainer?  Stay with me and I will. Today I come as an advocate to those who would like to say certain things to their leader or their pastor, but don’t have a platform to speak from, or they fear being misunderstood. Our nation New Zealand is under siege. It has been a while. Ever since gay marriage, abortion, euthanasia, prostitution, and gender reassignment were legalised, there has been a shift in the […] - [THE GREAT RESET](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-great-reset-2/): Policies from the World Economic Forum adopted by governments, United Nations, and the World Monetary Forum pave the way for the formation of a One World Government setting up an infrastructure for the antichrist. - [The Great Reset: Open Borders.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-great-reset-open-borders/): Talk about going down an endless rabbit hole as we attempt to bring you more information regarding the influence the World Economic Forum has over governments especially New Zealand. Today, a borderless world is the subject of Part 2 on our discussion as we look at how the WEF is paving the way for a one world government and the rise of the antichrist. Let’s start by acknowledging New Zealand, a country surrounded by water has an effective border, but realize there are many countries around the world which have neighboring countries assessable down the same highway. A borderless world. Globalism […] - [The Great Reset](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-great-reset/): WILL CHRISTIANS SUBMIT TO IT? This article is part one in a series of four on the influence of the World Economic Forums influence on world governments and how it provides a pathway for the antichrist. Many times, I have purchased books that declared the end was near and yet somehow the world keeps going and Jesus has not returned. As a Christian, this is the most important thing I pray for. And I agree that human projections about the return of Christ have been wrong and in the minds of some, have given prophecy a dubious reputation. We should take […] - [When Facts (don't) Matter](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/when-facts-dont-matter/): As we head to the end of 2022, there has been a lot to ponder. A lot to be thankful for. But I have a lot to ponder which we can all be angry about. Let’s start with a positive, for me, being here to share this with you following an accident in July which came close to me becoming a statistic is something I am genuinely thankful for. Something else I am thankful for is the support we have from you to continue with this channel. Praying for us has been a massive thing and many have supported us financially, […] - [Questioning who owns the land](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/questioning-who-owns-the-land/): Ever since I sat down to write this podcast I have struggled with its content. It concerns race issues, relating to New Zealand, but it is a message which goes against the delicate grain of Political Correctness. AS always you are welcome to leave a comment, whether you agree or disagree and your also welcome to share this episode, or if you’re moved to support our work financially, just check out our website which should be up here somewhere. To be fair, and not getting into a discussion on who came first and who has rights to the Land, the rivers, […] - [New Zealand is going backwards](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/new-zealand-is-going-backwards/): There is so much to say about what is happening in New Zealand now, its hard to decide where to start. So today I ‘m going to make a start with a word from Psalm 33. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, To be blunt, New Zealand is no longer deemed to be a Christian Nation, and God is no where to be seen, therefore it’s not blessed. When a nation forgets God, there is judgement. Many Kiwis who came home during the pandemic are back on the plane heading away because it’s no longer the simple eutopia it was. Many will look to the […] - [Hate speech legislation coming](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/hate-speech-legislation-coming/): Finally, Hate Speech legislation is coming to New Zealand. We have gone past the “You will know hate speech when you hear it” Now the population waits with baited beath as to what will be considered hate speech as opposed to Free Speech. The control of conversations and language is a huge part of the agenda on the left as it continues its march towards Marxism. Think back over the years have you consciously said something out of anger or as humour, like in a throwaway line. Have you ever responded on social media using sarcasm because the original post was […] - [What in the world is happening](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/what-in-the-world-is-happening/): I was looking through some old notes and came across a sermon I presented to many audiences in the early days of our ministry it was called What in the world is going on. Today I have decided to share some of those thoughts from over a decade ago as they remain relevant today. Back then there was huge amount of noise from Christian writers about the demise of the world, the rapture was about to happen, Jesus was returning soon, the impressive sight of a blood moon over Jerusalem was a sight to behold. Yes, they were heady days, a […] - [Persecution comes quickly](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/persecution-comes-quickly/): What is it you believe in and what stance will you take on it tomorrow? The Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians he was incarcerated because of his defense of the gospel. Amidst the culture wars going off all around us, as a Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ we must decide today what stance we are willing to defend tomorrow. When opposition comes, we will need to know what we believe and why we believe it. I say when opposition comes but reality check it’s been here for decades, but until now its been subtle and happening to fellow Christians […] - [Move by Ardern will shut down free speech](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/move-by-ardern-will-shut-down-free-speech/): In theory I support Jacinda Ardern and her signature issue, the Christchurch Call to stop violent extremism online in the wake of the March 15 terror attacks. In theory it is a good thing she is doing but now she is overreaching the right to our rights to free speech when she announced funding for new research into how algorithms affect people’s online experiences. Simple explanation, an algorithm is a way of finding similar words leading to a web page. You already use an algorithm each time you Google something. Ardern said they won’t make the progress we need on these […] - [Arise Church Pastors wanted to bury review into wrongdoing](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/arise-church-pastors-wanted-to-bury-review-into-wrongdoing/): There is a worldwide trend happening now. Don’t know if many people have noticed or even care about it? I’m talking about the worldwide decline in numbers attending church services.To be fair, Covid 19 lockdowns did nothing for anybody, especially church attendance. Scrolling through a Christian News Website I was disturbed by the number of stories and there were many, reported about sexual abuse within some congregations. You’re thinking it’s the megachurch, well yes, it is but it’s unfortunately found in smaller churches. The Catholic Church has had its fair share of problems, but what about your church, is there something […] - [A Rare Commodity - Loyalty](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/a-rare-commodity-loyalty/): Ian Foster retains his position as head coach for the All Blacks until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. That really should come as no surprise to anyone given the loyalty of the NZRFU. The rugby organization had the opportunity many times to dump coaches who were underperforming. Graham Henry, Laurie Mains, Wayne Smith, and John Mitchell were retained despite appalling records, but went onto win or come close to winning the Rugby World Cup. What price would you put on loyalty? We demand it from our family, friends and even our dogs. Loyalty is something no one can […] - [Is The Antichrist Amongst Us.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/is-the-antichrist-amongst-us/): Is he walking amongst us now That is the question many are asking Is the person soon to reveal himself as the Anti-Christ amongst us. When you look closely at events happening around the world you can only conclude his time is near. Worldwide civil unrest brought about by soaring food prices, energy costs and inflation are expected to bring in a time of discontent. Pockets of unrest are being felt in Europe, Sri Lanka, Peru, Kenya, Ecuador, and Iran will soon spread and New Zealand won’t be immune. Making sense of the impending global turmoil is Verisk Maplecroft, a UK-based […] - [Rejecting the premise](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/rejecting-the-premise/): I reject the premise of that question So often have we heard this answer from our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. When she says she rejects the premise, what exactly is it she is rejecting. A premise is a statement in an argument that provides reason or support for the conclusion. There can be one or many premises in a single argument. So, when questioned by the opposition in Parliament, is the Prime Minister correct in rejecting the premise of a question? Rhetorically, yes. If the premise is false, any answer which implicitly accepts the premise will be tainted by it.  Conversely, a […] - [The (Left's) Long March Through The Institutions](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-lefts-long-march-through-the-institutions/): I’m not surprised when someone tells me they’re tired these days, stressed even. This world is changing at such a rapid pace even I can’t keep up with it. I remember my parents saying something back in the sixties but if they thought the cultural changes they saw because of Rock n Roll, flower power, drugs like marijuana, cocaine, and LSD along with girls popping the contraceptive pill and the explosion of free unadulterated sex, was mind blowing. Politically back then, the generation was divided into two camps, Left and right. If you were Left, you were typically from a blue-collar […] - [Moving the goal post.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/church-is-no-longer-cool/): For centuries we have based our morality, laws and virtue on God’s word found in the Bible, For centuries, I am not talking about yesterday but centuries. Yesterday is this, centuries are this on a time scale. Recently, my church pastor in a teaching sermon mentioned what is righteous and just regarding the judgement of God. This means when it comes to judgement day, mankind’s behaviour will be judged on what is accordingly to be right and fair. If you are a believer, then this judgement would be fair. We see many examples of God’s judgement in the past based on […] - [It's not enough to just turn up](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/its-not-enough-to-just-turn-up/): Jesus asked a guy who had lain on a mat beside a healing pool for 38 years,” Do you want to get well?” After 38 years day in day out doing the same thing of just turning up, what do you think his reply would have been? The story reminded me of a scene from the Monty Python movie “The Life of Brian,” where a disgruntled beggar walked through a crowd bemoaning the fact, he had now lost his income because some do-gooder healed him of his ailment. ” Do you want to get well?” Jesus asked the man at the […] - [Rethinking what it is to be human](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/rethinking-what-it-is-to-be-human/): If our world is not on a direct path to the fulfilment of Revelation 13, the only alternative is to assume that something with a most uncanny resemblance to the mark of the beast is coming our way.  In other words, if what the globalists propose for our world is not the prelude to the mark of the beast, I do not know what it would look like. The plans they have for our future fit like a glove with what John wrote in Revelation 13:15-18: “And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that […] - [Declining numbers spark a positive response from the UK church.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/declining-numbers-spark-a-positive-response-from-the-uk-church/): I have heard it asked so where is God in all of this? It’s a question people often ask in times of disaster, buts it can also be a question on a day-to-day basis. Naturally anybody who pastors a church will say God is here. But even when people visit a church they don’t see or experience GOD. New Zealand’s last census in 2018 confirmed what most churches already knew- numbers were dwindling. Breaking down the figures from those who ticked the box from just having a belief to those who believe, and practice is far different. While 36% of the […] - [The perfect economic storm is here](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-perfect-economic-storm-is-here/): Since the beginning of 2022 we posted three podcasts relating to the concerns facing the world like the global cost of living crisis. I recall someone scoffed in the comments section at the idea of paying a week’s wages for a loaf of bread. Today we see the cost of bread is stable but other items are not. A post on Twitter exclaimed a 1 kg block of cheese which is not imported but manufactured in New Zealand was costing $21.95 at their local New World. It wasn’t helped by someone suggesting instead of buying 1 KG cheese maybe they should […] - [Time to stop living in fear](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/time-to-stop-living-in-fear/): There’s a good proportion of us, New Zealanders who have stopped breathing into our facemasks and putting up with foggy glasses are starting to see what is happening both at home and abroad. At home we’re living with a huge increase in the cost of living, we have concerns over our economic future, we’re worried about the decreasing state of our health, education, and welfare systems, the growing divide between the races, increases in gang related crime, housing shortages, empty shelves at the supermarket, climate change. Security concerns of Chinese military based in the Pacific. And on it goes. We hear […] - [W.H.O pandemic treaty trojan horse will impact New Zealand's sovereignty](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/w-h-o-pandemic-treaty-trojan-horse-will-impact-new-zealands-sovereignty/): A recent announcement that the United Nations to bring about a change in their agenda 2030 plans ratified the motion to work with closer ties with the World economic Forum passed by with barely a mention. In this country, you shouldn’t be surprised you haven’t heard about it. Clearly reporting the news, the PM has been chased by her toddler, Neve around the house with a banana is of far greater importance. Hard on the heels of this is the World Health Organization’s Pandemic treaty which will have been presented by the time this podcast goes to air the WHO assembly […] - [What woman doesn't want to be provided for and protected?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/what-woman-doesnt-want-to-be-provided-f0r-and-protected/): “Where do I beginTo tell the story of how great a love can beThe sweet love story that is older than the sea” No, I’m not going to get soppy or anything like that, but it is a beautiful story. The story is about this landowner dude who sees a poor girl scavenging for food in his fields, immediately falls for her and then wants to provide for her and protect her. Now a story like this will have the hankies out and to others, they will be incensed by the stereotypical male who thinks the woman who is quite strong […] - [Is the National Anthem for Christians?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/is-the-national-anthem-for-christians/): Every now and then someone brings up the suggestion we should renew our national anthem. Earlier this year I received a phone call from a man who is not a New Zealand born citizen but is a Christian. He asked me several questions but the one which floored me was when he asked if we should sing the national anthem. My response was yes, it’s a prayer to God, its really the only thing we have left in a secular world, why wouldn’t we. He then started to explain his reasoning and talked about the author Thomas Bracken who wrote it […] - [Yesterday’s parenting techniques required to stop crime epidemic.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/yesterdays-parenting-techniques-required-to-stop-crime-epidemic/): There is an epidemic happening in this country and the government has no answers. I am not talking about a spike in omicron cases or winter flu, I am referring to the outbreak of crime conducted by children. In recent weeks media outlets have carried stories of teenage ram raiders targeting an Auckland shopping mall. We’ve heard of children as young as seven years of age being found in the early hours in a Hamilton shopping mall targeting a toy store. Teenagers involved in car jackings, violent dairy robberies and the list is starting to grow. Why is this outbreak suddenly […] - [The rise of the bots.](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/the-rise-of-the-bots/): Once upon a time is always a good start to any story but what I am about to say won’t have a successful conclusion. But once upon a time we would scoff at the thought of having robots looking after us like Rosie from The Jetsons cartoon show popular back in the 1960s. But over the years I have seen robotics used in all sorts of fields. Rosie today has been replaced in our lives today with the friendly voices of Siri Alexa and Bixby. Funny these days I find myself having to couch a lot of things I talk about […] - [Arising allegations](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/arising-allegations/): When Elvis Presley finished his concert, the announcement was made. Elvis has left the building. But I want to know who makes the announcement when GOD has left the building. Upfront, I am not and never have been a fan of the rock style pastor driven megachurch. In the news we are reading and hearing about megachurches, not for the work of God but more for the self-interest of individuals. The well known Hillsong Church, Bethel Church, good grief even Joel Osteen’s church, and let’s not forget about the Catholic Church have been in the news because of self-indulgence on the […] - [Playing the Blame Game](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/playing-the-blame-game/): Come on, let’s play the blame game. Part of my day now is to watch Parliament’s question time not because it’s riveting, educational or even entertaining. Like all television shows you get sucked into the plot and want to see what happens next? Parliament’s question time is a bit like that. On one side you have the government being questioned by the bad guys on the other side of the house about policies and comments. The minister in charge will face a barrage of questions, and every time will deflect their response to the earlier government’s inadequacies. Surely, after five years […] - [Saving your teenager](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/saving-your-teenager/): In 2016 while working as a journalist, I spent some time interviewing a Man of Māori descent. He was the facilitator of a seminar about suicide prevention. As we talked, I could hear his soft voice resonate with anguish about the number of young people who had met with no hope and unfortunately took their own lives. We talked for ages about life, about heartache, about death and we talked about statistics. But then I heard the voice of wisdom come through when he mentioned there was one simple thing we could do. Talk to our young people, talk to them […] - [Has the church stop representing God in New Zealand?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/has-the-church-stop-representing-god-in-new-zealand/): Many times, I have spoken about the deafening silence of the spiritual leaders in this nation. Oh yes, we do occasionally hear them speak about the housing shortage, the rising cost of living, climate change, but not the moral issues facing the generation of today. Churches today are consumed by numbers, whether it be those falling on Sunday, or if yours is a traditional church. Pentecostal and Charismatic churches on the other hand. are concerned about the rising numbers of attendance and then baptisms. Either way numbers do count for many reasons and mostly financial. Being a realist, I know the […] - [Global Food Crisis by the End of Year May Be Inevitable](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/global-food-crisis-by-the-end-of-year-may-be-inevitable/): At the beginning of the year, the speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament Trevor Mallard for once was right on the money when he suggested New Zealanders needed to stock up on food essentials. Now Mallard – a man who likes to play his music loud and water the lawn while doing it was referring to an overseas trend which seen food shortages and supply chains being disrupted because of the outbreak of Omicron. In New Zealand today we see lots of empty shelves at the supermarket and think oh yeah, it’s because of Omicron or the war in the Ukraine or […] - [Paul McCartney: A stranger in a foreign land](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/paul-mccartney-a-stranger-in-a-foreign-land/): Many years ago, I walked into a menswear store in Porirua and was set upon by a member of staff asking me “Did I know who the Beatles were?” The reason she asked was, as it turned out, she and her junior assistant were having a conversation and she had mentioned The Beatles and the reaction was who? Years later Paul McCartney was paying by cheque for a purchase and the assistant asked him for ID. She recognized his name and responded; ooh my gran just loves you. And there’s the story of McCartney being refused entry to a party on […] - [What is right today?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/what-is-right-today/): The redefinition of right and wrong in New Zealand At the end of the Bible book of Judges there are three chapters on the state of Israel which is summed up in chapter 17 :6 “when Israel had no king, everyone did as they saw fit in their own eyes” It gives you a preview into how crazy things were in ancient Israel If there ever is a time a verse like that can apply to our own days, it is right now Some people say the Bible is an ancient book, a lot of ancient stories how is that relevant […] - [Are We Living In The Pages of George Orwell's Mind Controlling 1984](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/are-we-living-in-the-pages-of-george-orwells-mind-controlling-1984-2/): George Orwell depicted a mind-control technique employed by his fictional party called “doublethink,” which “describes the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts.. Mike Bain from Christian Voice New Zealand attempts to look at the question, are we living in the pages of George Orwell’s mind controlling book, “1984” - [Answering The Rainbow Narrative](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/answering-the-rainbow-narrative/): You know here we are in 2022 and there are so, so many things we are not allowed to talk about, have an opinion about for fear we might hurt someone’s feelings. Now if you have been a follower of Christian Voice New Zealand we don’t shrink away from the big issues in life. Our mission is not to tickle ears or tip toe around issues. I am going to state something which I think is obvious, I am a Christian. But not just an ordinary Christian, I am openly Christian. The reason I am stating the obvious was because I […] - [Schwab's Great Reset: Fact or Fiction?](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/schwabs-great-reset-fact-or-fiction/): The Internet sure has been buzzing about “the Great Reset” lately.  That term has been trending on Facebook and Twitter, and even Time Magazine featured a cover article about it. Like many people I have scoffed at suggestions of conspiracy where people manipulate governments. But the more I investigate it and compare what’s happening, I can only say to the fringe element, they are right in saying the Great Reset is no conspiracy theory.   Here’s some facts The following comes directly from the official website of the World Economic Forum… There is an urgent need for global stakeholders to cooperate in […] ## Pages - [Subscribe to Newsletter](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/subscribe-to-newsletter/) - [Contact Us](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/contact-us/) - [Christian Voice NZ Home](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/christian-voice-nz-home/) - [Privacy Policy](https://christianvoicenewzealand.com/privacy-policy/): Christian Voice New Zealand (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, and how we use and safeguard it. 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