Christianity produces civil or political union differently than does the world: it produces union based on spiritual unity. When the Boston Port Bill was enforced against Massachusetts (1774) cutting off their foreign and domestic trade (EXTERNAL), the flow of Christian support to beleaguered Boston blossomed (INTERNAL), eventually producing the call for independence. Colonists in port … Continue reading “The Christian Principle of American Political Union (Part II)”
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Timeless truths from America’s treasury
The Christian Principle of American Political Union
Til we come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God… Ephesians 4:13 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Galatians 5:1 Christianity produces civil or political union in a different way than … Continue reading “The Christian Principle of American Political Union”
Why Do I Love America?
We gather tonight to herald the most important day in the history of nations, July 4th, 1776. At those words, every American heart should swell with pride, every American family should cheer with delight, and every American patriot should be filled with joy because each of you lives in the most magnificent country in the … Continue reading “Why Do I Love America?”
How to Restore America
You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess. Deuteronomy 5:33 ESV God’s flawless plan for the family, outlined in Deuteronomy 4-6, has been under … Continue reading “How to Restore America”
The Purging of Liberty
“The liberty of one depends not so much on the removal of all restraint from him, as on the due restraint upon the liberty of others.” William Ames, theologian of the American Republic Noah Webster defined liberty as our founders knew it to be, “the power of acting as one thinks fit, without any restraint or control, except from … Continue reading “The Purging of Liberty”
Truth vs. the Mining of History
“Those who mine history for sins are not searching for truth but for opportunities to denigrate their own society, or for grievances that can be cashed in today, at the expense of people who were not even born when the sins of the past were committed. — Thomas Sowell: “Poisoning present by distorting slavery’s past.” … Continue reading “Truth vs. the Mining of History”
Critical Race Theory is at the Root of a Divisive Culture
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!” Isaiah 5:20 God’s Principle of Individuality demonstrates from Genesis to Revelation … Continue reading “Critical Race Theory is at the Root of a Divisive Culture”
National Sovereignty Secures our God-given Rights and Liberty by the Consent of the Governed
“For the kingdom is the Lord’s, and He rules over the nations.” Psalm 22:28 The U.S. Constitution of 1789 secures the sovereignty of the United States over its borders and citizens. It is the means by which the philosophy of rights and government described in the Declaration of Independence is institutionalized and secured. “That to … Continue reading “National Sovereignty Secures our God-given Rights and Liberty by the Consent of the Governed”
Sovereign Nations are God’s Creation
“And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation.” Acts 17:26 God designed the individual sovereign nation as the unit of civil government for men. Currently among the 197 sovereign nations on earth … Continue reading “Sovereign Nations are God’s Creation”
Will Christians Yield to Cancel Culture?
Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, …Awake, sleeper, arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.” … Continue reading “Will Christians Yield to Cancel Culture?”