Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God. Hebrews 6:1 NKJV Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary...
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The Wonderful Commercialism of Christmas
By Rod Martin (first posted on December 24, 2015)Top photo: Christmas in Beijing Since long before I was born, people have been decrying, bemoaning, lamenting the so-called commercialism of Christmas. Stop it. Right now. Christmas is an absolutely singular holiday:...
American Education: Maintaining the Character of American Liberty
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV One of the modern myths, due to our...
Equality versus Inequality
Personal equality is one thing and the equality of attributes is another. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a...
How could injustice and intolerable conditions be overcome?
Justice exists as an attribute of Creator God. He provides for humanity through his Word—Christ—as the arbitrator of man’s nature. We are mistaken to assume that equality is the basis of justice and that equality is the end goal. It is not. All men are...
Social justice cannot exist apart from God.
Both society and justice are governed by God and his Word. Justice is a virtue, an attribute of God that gives to everyone what is his due. Justice requires an absolute conformity to the laws and principles of rectitude, or truth. This puts justice...
American Federalism: Local Self-Government with Union*
Lesson Three And he said to them, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:37-39 ESV How...
What is the Source of Individual Liberty?*
Lesson Two The history of the Bible and the history of American liberty are inseparable. The Bible is the source of individual liberty—salvation from sin through Jesus Christ. It is also the basis for external or civil government. It is extremely important to our...
Does Mankind have the Power for Self-Government? Part Two
Lesson One Part Two Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. Proverbs 14:34 1. What is the basic principle of American Federalism?The legacy of liberty bequeathed to us by all those who helped establish Constitutional government is Christian...







