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 1/17/13 6:38 PM |
| Martin | | Texas | |  |  |
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It is true that we enjoy the blessing of religious liberty in this country. The federal government can make no law mandating that all citizens profess or practice a particular form of religious belief. It is somewhat misleading, however, to say without qualification, "We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, Sikhs and non-believers," as if all these different belief systems contributed equally to shaping our nation's culture, customs, and laws. The fact is, from its inception, the legal system of the United States was based on principles of English common law which were themselves derived from biblical teaching. Our nation's culture was "birthed," therefore, out of a distinctively biblical world view, with biblical principles of justice and righteousness determining the character of our laws. A sizable majority of Americans professed some form of belief in the Bible as the Word of God. While the United States was never "officially" or "formally" declared a Christian nation by its founding documents, unofficially and informally, its laws were of a Judeo-Christian (not a Koranic or secular humanist) character. There is nothing "unconstitutional" about that; so there is no reason Christians need to surrender this country without a fight to atheists. |
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| 1/16/13 8:40 AM |
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Mr. B,
"Every state should do this."
I couldn't agree with you more. I am appalled at the way our elected officials-- both Democrat and Republican-- seem perfectly willing to go along with Obama on every aspect of unlawful, anti-Christian, Marxist, globalist agenda, whether it be raising taxes, postponing spending cuts, eroding the second Amendment, refusing to fight for states' rights, refusing to defend marriage and the life of the unborn, etc. It is utterly sickening. People are afraid of looking like extremists simply for standing up for what is right. We are in a terrible state as a country. People seem to have forgotten that tyrants throughout history generally seek to 'weaken' the people's liberties by degrees, before acting to remove them entirely. Every concession by a naive public and naive politicians simply emboldens them. May God have mercy on us and show every citizen in the U.S. at what point civil disobedience to the unrighteous, unlawful, and un-Constitutional demands of our federal government may be necessary, both to oppose tyranny and to preserve the blessings of liberty for future generations. |
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| 1/11/13 7:14 PM |
| Martin | | Texas | | | |
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Postdestruction writes:
"Once the SCOTUS finds and hands down yet another freedom, Same-Sex Marriage, in June, this triggers the requirement that all 99,000 public elementary schools shall teach homosexuality to every last kindergartener even in Tupelo, Mississippi."
I tell you, this is NOT going to happen. There are still many people in this country who strongly oppose our government's agressive efforts to 'mainstream' homosexuality; they have not drunk the "kool-aid," and they are simply NOT going to comply with the anti-biblical demands of a tyrannous government. The "Daniel moment" is coming when true believers all across our land will remain standing as others bow down to the perversion-loving "idol" Mr. Obama wants us to worship. They simply will not be bullied into submitting to dictatorial decrees. What that will lead to, I don't know-- but our government is simply too inefficient and broke to spend resources hunting down, convicting, and jailing millions of Christian citizens, school teachers and administrators who refuse to comply with wickedness-- after all, it can't even enforce our immigration laws! |
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| 6/25/12 4:14 PM |
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The Bible is very clear that we are saved by faith, which is described in John 3:14 as a "look." The one who believes in Jesus looks away from himself and all his own works (including his own "sighs, and prayers, and tears") to Christ alone for salvation. The snake-bitten Hebrews were not saved by "saying a prayer for healing" but by looking to God's provision for healing-- the bronze serpent. So, too, we are not saved by the outward act of "saying the sinner's prayer" but by looking to God's provision for salvation-- Jesus. Now, when we look to Jesus for salvation, our hearts go out to him and our voices may audibly cry out to Him-- but the OUTWARD AUDIBLE prayer is NOT the essential thing. It is the inward looking to Jesus, the inward "receiving and resting" on Christ alone that is essential. Cornelius received the Spirit while he was listening to Peter preach because, in his heart, he was looking to Jesus. He prayed no outward "sinner's prayer," as far as we know-- but he did look to Christ inwardly. The thief on the cross did not pray a formulaic prayer to "receive Jesus." Rather, he asked Jesus to "remember Him"-- but behind that prayer was an inward looking to Jesus with the eye of faith- so Jesus pronounced him a saved man. Faith is the essential thing. |
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