Christian Principles and our Country
This country was founded upon Christ or biblical ideas. This has been argued only in the recent past because past generations knew it to be true. They were educated in our founding father’s writings and beliefs which cannot be said of most today. Until recent years, liberty and our founding documents were common dinner table discussions. Lord, help us to use our liberty and teach those around us.
We have discussed liberty, the main one, so I ask you, “What other Christian ideas was this nation founded upon?” If you read the Declaration of Independence, you cannot escape the belief in God as Supreme, Creator, and as Personal.
If He is supreme, we are accountable to Him, Rom. 14:11, 12. This is why they cried out to God to check their motives and bless them if they were right. In case you are wondering, God did. If you read any letters by our founding fathers to friends and family, you will see that they understood this wholly.
If He is Creator, then we are not our own. We have a job to serve those whom God places in our lives, John 13. I Cor. I Cor. 6:19, 20 tells us that we are not our own and we are indeed bought with a price. We live in a society that does not fear God any more and therefore does not understand this concept at all. Most Christians live contrary to this as well. Remember, we are not our own but we are God’s and we should be willing to serve Him at all costs.
If He is personal, we can know Him, I John 4:9-16, 5:20 . Also, He knows us, Luke 12:6, 7. Jerm. 17:9, 10 goes on to tell us that not only does God know us; He knows the content of our hearts. Yet, He still loves us and cares for us. What an amazing God.
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