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1001 | Christian Nation? You decide. | Rev 20:8 | Rowdy | 109855 | ||
It seems many have forgotten some of our history. Did you know that 52 of the 55 signers of the Declaration of Independence were orthodox, deeply committed Christians? The other three all believed in the Bible as the divine truth, the God or scripture, and His personal intervation. It is the same Congress that formed the American Bible Society. Immediately after creating the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress voted to purchase and import 20,000 copies of scripture for the people of this nation. Patrick Henry, who is called the firebrand of the American Revolution, is still remembered for his words, "Give me liberty or give me death." But in current textbooks the context of these words is deleted. Here is what he actually said: "An appeal to arms and the God of hosts is all that is left us. But we shall not fight our battle alone. There is a jusst God that presides over the destinies of nations. The battle sir, is not to the strong alone. Is life so dear or peach so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it almight God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death." These sentences have been erased from our textbooks. Was Patrick Henry a christian? The following year, 1776, he wrote this "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great Nation was founded not by religionists, but by christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that reason alone, people of other faiths have been afforded freedom of worship here." On July 4, 1821, President Adams said, "The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity." Calvin Coolidge, our 30th President of the United States reaffirmed this truth when he wrote, "The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country." In 1782, the United States Congress voted this resolution: "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools." William Holmes McGuffey is the author of the McGuffey Reader, which was used for 100 years in our public schools with over 125 million copies sold until it was stopped in 1963. President Lincoln call him the "Schoolmaster of the Nation." Listen to these words of Mr. McGuffey: "The Christian religion is the religion of our country. From it are derived our notions on the character of God, on the great moral Governor of the universe. On its doctrines are founded the peculiarities of our free institutions. From no source has the author drawn more conspicuously than from the sacred Scriptures. From all these extracts from the Bible I make no apology." Of the first 108 universitites founded in America, 106 were distinctly Christian, including the first, Harvard University, chartered in 1636. In the original Harvard Student Handbook, rule number 1 was that students seeking entrance must know Latin and Greek so that they could study the scriptures: "Let every student be plainly instructed and earnestly pressed to consider well, the main end of this life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ, which is eternal life, John 17:3; and therefore to lay Jesus Christ as the only foundation for our children to follow the moral principles of the Ten Commandments? James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said this: “We have staked the whole future of our new nation not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the capacity of each of ourselves to govern ourselves according to the moral principles of the Ten Commandments.” Today, we are asking God to bless America. But how can He bless a Nationa that has departed so far from Him? Prior to Sep 11, 2001, He was not welcom in America. Most of what you read in this article has been erased from our textbooks. Revisionists have rewritten history to remove the truth about our country's Christian roots. You are encouraged to share this with others so that the truth of our nation's history will be told. God bless America. I can't add a thing, but I know how to respond. How about you? |
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1002 | LIERS WILL NOT INHERIT,OR SEE KINGDOM OF | Rev 21:1 | Rowdy | 109975 | ||
I believe you're looking for the following: Revelation 21 7He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." 9One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." God bless. |
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1003 | adding to the Bible | Rev 22:18 | Rowdy | 112404 | ||
I think you've received some excellent guidance from Makarios and WarriorOne but I would add just one more thing. I don't know much about the Mormon faith but I did date a Mormon girl once and went with her to her worship assembly. I must admit they have a great "family life and atmosphere." I was a little envious. Generally, I've heard from folks from around the world that most mormons are great at being good moral people and have a loving spirit. So if you can convert one or more of them, they should be a great asset to the Lord's body. Remember the devil is an excellent deceiver and some of these folks will respond favorably upon the truth revealed in a loving way, like our Lord did for us. God bless. |
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