The Historical Answer to our Troubled Times – Part 1: Understand the Nature and Role of God. Topics discussed: “Neither male or female – just an X” OR Law. Our Founders ‘God-designed’ foundational plan for America. Why our Founders started with God: Why we must return. What difference would understanding God as Creator and Sovereign make?
Our founders embraced a set of Essential Biblical principles when laying down the foundation for our nation. The pulpits preached them and they were incorporated into our Declaration of Independence and into our Constitution. These were first laid down by William Penn in PA.
Our founders believed that our citizens had to know and be taught what the Bible said about 10 essential principles or we could never have nor keep a free nation built on self government.
10 Essential Principles of God’s Plan for a Blessed Nation
1. Understand the Nature and Role of God
1. God is Sovereign. Rev 21:6
2. God is Creator and Sustainer of life. Col.1:16,17
3. God is Supreme Authority. I Tim. 6:15
4. God delegated man as His Creation overseer -Gen 1:26
2. Understand the Nature of Man
1. Man is born a sinner. Rom 5:12
2. Man is depraved and doesn’t naturally do right. Mark 7:21-23
3. Understand the Purpose for Government
1. Government is to enact justice. Romans 13:1-6
2. Government is to punish evil and praise good. I Pet. 2:13,14
4. Understand the Purpose for Law
1. The Law is to establish the framework for right
actions and to enact justice. I Tim. 1:9
2. The Law was made for Lawbreaker.
5. Understand the natural tendency of government
1. Gov’t tends to consolidate control. Gen. 11:1-9
2. Government tends to take the place of ‘God’.
6. Understand the components of Biblical Justice–Isa. 59:14
1. Truth is the absolute standard.
2. Mercy‘s goal is restoration.
3. Equity is judgment imparted without partiality.
7. Understand the need for Maintaining a Republic
1. Maintaining a republic requires responsible citizens
2. Maintaining a republic requires responsible
government leaders
8. Understand the need to build in safeguards
1. Man is naturally selfish
2. God initiated separation of powers. Isa 33:22
9. Understand the need to Biblically educate
1. Parents must train their children in God’s ways. Prov.22:6
2. Parents must teach the history of God’s blessings.
Josh.4:19-24
10. Understand the need for prayer for God’s help in building
the nation. (Ps. 127:1; I Kings 8:54-60, II Chron. 7:14)
Bernie Sanders questioned Russell Vought again about his statement that anyone who denies Jesus as God is condemned and Russell clearly stood tall on what he believes as a Christian. Why did Bernie get so angry at Russell Vought’s statement?
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/11/bernie-sanders-crushed-for-ruthlessly-attacking-christian-at-senate-hearing-shockingly-ignorant/
Under Attack: Christianity, Human Rights, and Truth. We are joined by David New (Constitutional Attorney, historian, Biblical scholar). Topics discussed include: Lawlessness and a planned ‘mass assassination’. Bernie Sanders Attacks Christianity and the Constitution. The UK Prime Minister threatens a government change of ‘human rights’. The Answer to Lawlessness: Either Freedom or Dictatorship.
The Answer to Lawlessness: Either Freedom or Dictatorship. We have a problem of lawlessness, in this nation, in Europe, and increasingly around the world. Unless we properly identify the problem and the Cause, we will not embrace right solutions. So, in a few brief words, identify from a biblical perspective, the cause of the lawlessness we’re seeing, the disrespect for human life, and the mentality of a Bernie Sanders who believes that Christians are disqualified from serving in any position in government? What are some solutions?
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