Principle 9 To Protect Man’s Rights, God has Revealed Certain Principles of Divine Law Exodus 20:1 “And God spoke all these words.” Unalienable rights (a right that cannot be repudiated or given to another) that have come from God could not remain unalienable unless they are protected by ‘a code of divinely… Read more »
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28 Principles That Helped Build America – Chapter 8 – Principle 8
Men are Endowed by Their Creator with Certain Unalienable Rights. Acts 17:24-28 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself… Read more »
28 Principles That Helped Build America – Chapter 7
Principle #7 – The Proper Role of Government is to Protect Equal Rights, Not Provide Equal Things. Proverb 22:13 “The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion outside!’ or, ‘I will be murdered in the streets!’” Our Founding Fathers were aware of the sentiment in Europe of taking from the ‘haves’ to give to… Read more »
28 Principles That Helped Build America – Chapter 6
Principle #6 – All Men are Created Equal Psalms 8:4-5 “What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.” One of the self-evident truths that our Founding… Read more »
28 Principles That Helped Build America – Chapter 5
Principle #5 – All Things Were Created by God, Therefore Upon Him All Mankind are Equally Dependent, and to Him They are Equally Responsible. Through the writings of the Founding Fathers it is evident that they believed in the existence of a Creator, who has designed and brought forth the universe that we live… Read more »
28 Principles That Helped Build America – Chapter 4
Principle #4 – Without Religion the Government of a Free People Cannot be Maintained. We, especially those of us in America, have failed to understand the importance of religion in our country and the tremendous emphasis that our Founding Fathers put on it. They realized the importance of religion to help build the nation… Read more »
28 Principles That Helped Build America – Chapter 3
Principle #3 – The Most Promising Method of Securing a Virtuous and Morally Stable People is to Elect Virtuous Leaders. Proverbs 29:2 “When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.” Exodus 18:21 “But select capable men from all the people — men who fear God, trustworthy men… Read more »
28 Principles That Helped Build America – Chapter 2
Principle #2 – A Free People Cannot Survive Under a Republican Constitution Unless They Remain Virtuous and Morally Strong. Isaiah 59:14-15 “So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.”… Read more »
28 Principles That Helped Build America – Chapter 1
Principle #1 – The Only Reliable Basis for Sound Government and Just Human Relations is Natural Law. Matthew 22:37-40 “Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love… Read more »
Needed: An Awakening – Chapter 12
Is America at war with God’s law? Conclusion Isaiah 59:14-15 “So justice is driven back and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.” In doing this series on the Ten Commandments one thing… Read more »