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Would the
United States today, be such a world power if our forefathers had not been men of faith and Christian values? With such tirades as we now hear from the
politically correct and the godless, we must reexamine some of the truths of
our past. The truth can still set us free.
John Adams wrote:
"Statesmen, my dear
sir, may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone,
which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand."
This statement will make you sit up and take notice. If religion and
morality were not part of the principles employed in the creation of this great
nation, there would be no liberty or freedom. How can there be freedom in a
world where everyone does what is right in their own eyes, regardless of the
cost to others?
In another statement
Adams wrote "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is
wholly inadequate to the government of any other." Without the
boundaries and moral codes instituted by the mostly Christian influence in our
nation, even our constitution would fail.
Benjamin Franklin's words: " Whoever will introduce
into public affairs the principles of Christianity will change the face of the
world" still ring true
today. The
United States has changed the face of the world, because of our principles. If we deviate from
those principles, the face of the world will be the worse for it.
"It is
impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the bible," were words spoken by our first president, George
Washington. Are you noticing a pattern here? Yes, our government was built upon
a foundation of Christian biblical principles. No matter how much those who
hate God scream, they cannot change this fact.
Here are some
quotes from John Quincy Adams:
"The
greatest glory of the American Revolution was this: It connected in one
indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of
Christianity."
"Is it
not that the Declaration of
Independence first organized the social compact on the Foundation of the Redeemer's mission
upon earth? That it laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first
precepts of Christianity?"
What a claim that one is! The foundation of our government was laid upon
the principles of Christianity. Can you hear the screams of the left wing now?
There are too many of these quotes to place them all in this article, but any
research into our past will uphold these facts. The deconstruction of our past
by those who disagree with these principles continues every day, but they have,
so far, been unable to destroy all of the documented truth that is available.
We live in the greatest nation that has evolved in the history of this
planet, and we must not allow our Christian heritage to be dismantled by those
who wish us ill, or wish to change the past. Some are simply misguided, but
others have malicious intent and they know that by destroying our foundations,
they can bring about the fall of this country. Just like the
World Trade Center, an impact in our
midsection can be fatal.
In 1830, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote:
"I sought for
the key to the greatness and genius of America in her harbors... in her
fertile fields and boundless forests, in her rich mines and vast world
commerce, in her public school system and institutions of learning. I sought
for it in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution. Not until I
went into the churches of
America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of
her genius and power. America is great because America is good; and if America
ever ceases to be good,
America will cease to be great."
The Church in
America holds the key. We must resolve to stand up to the barrage of half truths and
misguided assaults. The time for taking a back seat in the arguments that face
our nation is behind us. Let our pulpits flame with righteousness again, and
the
United States will once again be great.
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