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NASB | Psalm 78:5 ¶ For He established a testimony in Jacob And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they should teach them to their children, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 78:5 ¶ For He established a testimony (a specific precept) in Jacob And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they should teach to their children [the great facts of God's transactions with Israel], |
Subject: One Nation Under God? |
Bible Note: Many of the saints on this Forum have stressed the importance of Bible reading and study, and this is as it should be. Scripture itself speaks in many places of the importance of hiding God's word in our hearts: "Your WORD I have treasured in my heart, that I might not sin against you" (Ps. 119:11). ..... "Let the WORD of Christ richly dwell within you." (Col. 3:16). ......"If we say we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His WORD is not in us" (1 John 1:10). ..... Libraries have ways of keeping track of what kinds of books its patrons are reading. The New York Public Library, whose book shelves if stretched out in a single row would cover some 80 miles, reported recently that the three most popular categories of books, the ones most requested and most frequently borrowed by readers, were the following: books on drugs, witchcraft and astrology. Imagine that! With 80 miles of books to select from, the top three choices were drugs, witchcraft and astrology. Can this be an accurate reflection of what the reading public are feeding their minds on these days? And what are we allowing our kids to read? Does Harry Potter ring a bell? A school district near my home town opted to disallow Harry Potter books in the libraries of the schools it superintends, but this decision by the school board was struck down as "unconstitutional" by an activist judge. It is well known that Bible reading is forbidden in public schools. The reason given is always the same: "separation of church and state," a clause that never has been a part of the Constitution. Yet it is an historical fact that a but a few generations ago school boys and girls in this country often were taught to read by learning to read the King James Bible. Now, of course, we are told that the King James Bible is too difficult even for educated adults to read, much less children. And children couldn't learn to read from it in school anyway, because it is no more legal to carry a Bible to school than it is to carry a weapon. ...... So, is it important what a nation reads? It it important what we teach our children? Are this nations reading habits reflective of "one nation under God"? Is America in fact what it is so often advertised to be, a "Christian nation"? Can a nation be called "Christian" that legalizes sodomy and abortion and makes it illegal for our children to pray and read the Bible in schools and other public meeting places? Isn't it about time that Christian men and women speak up and speak out while we still have the freedom to do so? --Hank |
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