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...
Discerning Moment
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...
Does Mankind have the Power for Self-Government? Part One
Lesson One Part One I can of my own self do nothing. John 5:30 1. What produces mankind’s ability to be self-governed? James Madison, writing in The Federalist, said: “…that honorable determination which animates every votary (vow or promise) of freedom: to...
The Christian Principle of American Political Union* Part II
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...
What makes America unique?
The answer is its founding text (U.S. Constitution), the Bible and the God of the Bible! Righteousness exalts a nationProverbs 14:34 Our Founders almost universally taught that for liberty to exist and be sustained there must be character (virtue, morality) in the...
The Christian Principle of American Political Union* Part I
“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ…” Ephesians 4:13 Christianity produces civil or political union in a different way than the world does. It...
How the seed of local self-government is planted (Part II)
“The government of the United States is acknowledged by the wise and good of other nations, to be the most free, impartial, and righteous government of the world; …. for such a government to be sustained many years, the principles of truth and righteousness,...
How the seed of local self-government is planted (Part I)
Samuel Adams*—The Father of the Revolution—reminds us that the art of self-government is learned through “the study and practice of the exalted virtues of the Christian system …” Let [pastors] and philosophers, statesmen and patriots, unite their endeavors to renovate...
Teach the children: The Christian form of our government. (Part II)
Every human person God created is endowed with the ability to self-govern, and we as Americans must protect that right by law. In order to do that, we must learn the nature of government. Government is the flow of power and force. Government is both external—in our...







