Lessons in Liberty
Lessons in Liberty, The Seven Principles of Liberty: Conscience is the Most Sacred of all Property
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesA Lessons in Liberty Presentation The principle of Conscience is the Most Sacred of all Property, presented by Gary Porter, is part four of a seven part series on the Seven Principles of Liberty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jy7SE9s0Vc Life and liberty are secure only as the right of private ownership of property is strictly protected. Both internal (conscience) and external … Continue reading "Lessons in Liberty, The Seven Principles of Liberty: Conscience is the Most Sacred of all Property"
Lessons in Liberty, The Seven Principles of Liberty: The Christian Principle of American Political Union
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesPresented by Dr. Rodriguez. Christianity produces civil or political union in a different way than the world does. It produces union based upon spiritual unity. Congregational clergyman Leonard Bacon observed that the early churches "became a community united, not by external bonds, but by the vital force of distinctive ideas and principles." The unity of … Continue reading "Lessons in Liberty, The Seven Principles of Liberty: The Christian Principle of American Political Union"
Lessons in Liberty, The Seven Principles of Liberty: How the Seed of Local Self-Government is Planted
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesThe family is the first level of local self-government. It is at this level that God has designed most of the functions of life to take place: material provision, nurture and raising of children, including their education, medical needs, and spiritual development. It is God’s plan and purpose that these essentials of life are taken … Continue reading "Lessons in Liberty, The Seven Principles of Liberty: How the Seed of Local Self-Government is Planted"
Lessons in Liberty, The Seven Principles of Liberty: The Christian Form of Our Government
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesLessons in Liberty 2019 Lecture Series: The Seven Principles of Liberty Noah Webster correctly observed, “Almost all the civil liberty now enjoyed in the world owes its origin to the principles of the Christian religion—the religion which has introduced civil liberty, is the religion of Christ and his apostles.” Governmental forms are not equal; the … Continue reading "Lessons in Liberty, The Seven Principles of Liberty: The Christian Form of Our Government"
Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: Introduction to The Bible and the Constitution
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesPart One of a Ten Part Lessons in Liberty series. Our national problems today, in 2019, are manifold: staggering, unaddressed national debt; porous borders which admit thousands of illegal immigrants each and every day; cries for more and more government control of our lives; a public education system which has clearly failed us; and a Christian … Continue reading "Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: Introduction to The Bible and the Constitution"
Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: Our Heritage of Christian Character and Government
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesPart Two of a Ten Part Lessons in Liberty series. In this session we will answer these important questions: Do Americans still have the capacity for self-government which our Founders demonstrated when they launched the world’s first Christian republic? Have the failures of our basic institutions—the home, the church, and the school eroded our “capacity … Continue reading "Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: Our Heritage of Christian Character and Government"
Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: The Birth of Local Self Government
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesPart Three of a Ten Part Lessons in Liberty series. In this session Gary Porter will show how the unique idea of local self-government was birthed in our nation. This Biblical idea was first manifested in the Hebrew Republic, the God-given government of the Israelites. The next time we see it fully manifested in history … Continue reading "Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: The Birth of Local Self Government"
Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: The American Home: Foundation for Constitutional Character
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesPart Four of a Ten Part Lessons in Liberty series. https://youtu.be/FHFHxu5KOO8 Home was identified in Colonial America as the first sphere of government. No single institution in America contributes more significantly to the success or failure of Constitutional government than the American home. It is in the home where the foundation of character is laid … Continue reading "Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: The American Home: Foundation for Constitutional Character"
Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: The American Church: Conscience and Constitution
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesPart Five of a Ten Part Lessons in Liberty series. The role of the church in society in the formation of our nation was very different than it is today. In this session we will discuss why this is one major reason we are losing our Biblical character and Biblical model of government. In our … Continue reading "Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: The American Church: Conscience and Constitution"
Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: American Education, Maintaining the Character of American Liberty
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United Stateshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTnOPae8izw Part Six of a Ten Part Lessons in Liberty series One cannot possibly judge the educational establishment today without knowing the history of American education. Neither can one embrace the solutions to our educational ills until they understand the extent of our departure from Biblical ideals in education. This session will explain our two … Continue reading "Lessons in Liberty, The Bible and the Constitution: American Education, Maintaining the Character of American Liberty"