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“Self-Control Equals Small Civil Government”

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“By the transgression of a land many are its princes [(rulers; laws)], but by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.” (Proverbs 28:2, parenthesis added)

Some 400 years ago, our Pilgrim Forefathers landed on the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  They came here with the vision of creating a community, and perhaps a nation, which would teach the Gospel of Christ to the next generation.  To do this they understood they would have to have a government that, by law, would protect that right.  They set us a wonderful example of Biblical wisdom being applied to civil government, when they wrote what has been called the “first constitution of America”.  We now call it the Mayflower Compact.  It was the first governing document in America written solely by those who would be governed by it.

Because they were trained in the art of self-government, this first law established in America did not need to be long and complicated.  Because their self-government was large, their civil government could be small.  It read simply:

“In the name of God, Amen.  We whose names are underwritten…having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these present solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws…constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet…for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.

“In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the 11. of November…[in the year of our Lord] 1620.”

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“Self-Government: The Only True Foundation”

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When America’s Founders wrote and approved our Declaration of Independence they understood something most of us were never taught.  That is, only a people who walk by internal self-government are qualified to maintain external civil government.  Because they had been reared in the Biblical thinking of the Great Awakening, they understood than governing one’s self by the power of the Holy Spirit within was the only foundation of good civil government.  A people who are not controlled by their own principles of morality will have to be controlled by a large civil government.  And a large civil government means less liberty for the individual, the family, the church, and society as a whole.

Robert Winthrop, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-1800s, stated it precisely when he said,

“All societies of men must be governed in some way or other.  The less they have of stringent State Government, the more they must have of individual self-government.  The less they rely on public law or physical force, the more they must rely on private moral restraint. Continue reading →

“Man’s Hope–Being God’s Earthsuit”

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Most people live and die without ever finding the hope that they can be what God created them to be. But you can have that hope! Jesus Christ wants to step into you and live His life through you. He wants to bring you into all He created you to be. Thousands in the first three centuries found that hope. Here’s how it happened as described in the book Why God Birthed America:

Man's Hope--Being God's Earthsuit 1“Jesus’ followers had been together a lot during those ten days after He had returned to heaven. They had opened their hearts to each other in a way they had never done before. Somehow, reflecting on Jesus’ different appearances made it easier to bare one’s thoughts – the hopes and the fears. This opening of the heart began to work a oneness, a unity among them that made them feel as if they were a real part of the others: An actual body of believers, joined together by the same thinking, moving in the same direction.

“They had decided to come together on the Day of Pentecost; a Feast which reminded them of God’s awesome power displayed when God gave the Ten Commandments. Through the prophet Ezekiel, God had promised Continue reading →

“The Epic Battle”

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The Epic Battle - Part 7 1Why did the Roman soldier beneath Jesus’ Cross feel afraid to face God at the Judgment?  He may, just then, have realized the repentant thief had the answer.  “We, indeed, suffer justly.”  That was it:  We’re wrong!  Doing things the way we want was not right after all!  It was our Creator’s right to tell us—His creation—how to live.  After all, only then would we know how to fulfill His purpose for us.  We were guilty of “insubordination”!  This a soldier could understand.

By now it was noon, and a strange thing begins to happen.  The sky begins to darken with an eerie blackness.  For a few brief moments, the air was so still it seemed to choke you as the darkness deepened.  Then the earth began to tremble.  Lightning bolts were exploding against the ground.

Then, unexpectedly, the voice of Jesus pierces the darkness.  In a loud, wrenching voice Jesus cries out, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46, emphasis added)

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“Pocahontas: Instrument Of God”

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In the thick forests of the Virginia coastal region, Indian children had played for generations. They had imagined themselves brave warriors or as the mothers of great chiefs. They knew the land and how to gain their living from it. However, no one in 1607, could imagine the power that one of these young lives would have on the destiny of America. But she was no surprise to God, her Creator. He had planned her life, as short as it would be, to be one of the most useful in history.

Her name was Pocahontas and she met the Jamestown settlers quickly after they had landed. Captain John Smith, the bold adventurer, wanted to meet the natives. He left the safety of the group shortly after they landed and went looking for the inhabitants of the region. However, his experience with them would not prove altogether friendly. He was quickly captured and taken to Chief Powhatan, the father of Pocahontas. After preparing a meal for him and treating him like an honored guest, suddenly the Indians turned on him, apparently preparing to kill him. They bound him and laid his head on a large stone. Then, picking up clubs and dancing wildly, they advanced toward him. Smith expected at any moment to be beaten to death. But then, in a shocking move, young Pocahontas, only eleven or twelve years of age, suddenly moved toward him, taking his head and pulling it up into her lap, she bent over him, shielding him from the screaming braves and cried out to her father to spare his life. By the mercy of God, Powhatan did spare Smith’s life. Indeed, he accepted Smith into the tribe as a brave friend. That friendship would often Continue reading →

“Education Is Part Of The Gospel”

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Education is Part of the Gospel 1The dying mother called her young son to her side.  The nine-year-old boy would remember these words the rest of his life.  She said to him, “Son, I want you to live as I have taught you; to love your Heavenly Father and keep His Commandments.”  Later, after her memorial service had just ended and everyone was walking away from the grave, the little boy ran back and threw himself down on her grave sobbing, crying out to God to help him live like she had requested.  That little boy was Abraham Lincoln.  He would later say, “All that I am, my angel mother made me.” (Abraham Lincoln:  The Man and His Faith, Frederick Owen (Tyndale House, 1976), p.5)  His earliest memory of her was her teaching him to memorize the Ten Commandments as he sat as her feet (Ibid, p.6).

This was the kind of education that produced generation after generation of respectful, productive, people who made America the most prosperous nation in world history.  This way of educating produced government that was the freest in the world.  In fact, it is attributed to Abraham Lincoln to have said, “The philosophy of education in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.”  No nation can be greater than its method of education.

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“Jesus’ Resurrection Conquers Fear!”

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Millions of people across the world celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead.  Though this event happened over 2,000 years ago, it continues to be the hope of all mankind, whether or not they recognize it.  Since man has lived in bondage to death and the fear of it, since the Garden of Eden, if Jesus really did rise from the dead, He has overcome the root of all fear in this world.  And if He has conquered fear, think what possibilities there are for the human race.  If mankind could live without fear, there would be no fear in relationships.  Think what that could do for families—and even nations!  If mankind could live without fear, think what that would mean to scientific and economic advancement.  If mankind had no fear, there would be no dictators!  Think what that would mean for government; and how government could be a true protector of God-given rights of life, liberty, and property.  Think how much better life would be in this world without fear!

While this is wonderful to think about, it is not possible unless we face the truth that the Bible teaches us about ourselves, as well as about Jesus.  In the beginning in Eden, we chose in our ancestor, Adam, to rebel against God who had made us.  This brought into us the sin-root:  The selfish attitude of “I want what I want when I want it.”  This sin separated us from our Creator because we stole the life He had entrusted to us to be used for His purposes.  This “sin-debt” we received removed Continue reading →

“The Creator Is Jesus Christ”

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Huge is the debate about how mankind came into being!

Right here in Kentucky, a magnificent Creation Museum opened in 2007.  Ken Ham, a science teacher in Australia was greatly disturbed by the constant statements in classrooms that evolution was how we got on this earth.  His research had shown that there was no scientific evidence to support evolution and he was burdened that so few were speaking out against it.  So he began showing the scientific evidence, which supported the Biblical account of creation in the book of Genesis.  This would lead to a ministry called Answers in Genesis which has become a worldwide organization that tells the true story of man’s origins.  That ministry built the Creation Museum.  Not far away, they also built an exact replica of Noah’s Ark; with the aim of showing the scientific evidence that there was a worldwide flood, just like the Bible says.

Is there scientific evidence that the Biblical account of creation is more reliable than the theory of evolution?  Consider this:  Evolution says Continue reading →

“Revival And Reformation Can Spread”

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God so used one man, Patrick of Ireland, in the 400s to so change Ireland that it would be a base from which the Gospel would be carried to the ends of the earth in that day! Patrick led thousands to Christ in Ireland. He started over 700 churches in twenty-eight years! He trained and set apart 700 bishops and 3000 ministers to further disciple the people who had come to Christ. He started training centers to equip believers to carry the Gospel to their own—and to the world. And Patrick understood something we’ve lost: That is, the institution of civil government was God’s institution and must operate by His truth, the Bible, if it is to fulfill its purpose of protecting God-given rights of life, liberty, and property. He reformed (reshaped) Ireland’s governments to agree with Biblical principles. This is exactly what we need in America today!

Patrick’s disciples would carry to the world this Biblical message of reshaping cultures through Christ. They confronted the Barbarians, who were over-running Europe at the time, and neutralized with the Gospel of Christ their savage destruction. Indeed one historian believed Continue reading →

“Defending The Liberty Of Others”

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A lady from Argentina cries out to us in America and says,

“We pray you people of the United States stand up and hold on for we are counting on you to defend our freedom.”

(Answers in Genesis Newsletter; July 27, 2007)

Defending the Liberty of Others 1Does that not make you feel a great responsibility?  It certainly should!

While we go about enjoying our prosperous lifestyles the rest of the world longs for the opportunity to be able to compete in the market place without the interference of an oppressive government.  While we use our abundant free time for every conceivable pleasure known to man, the rest of the world only dreams of having a work day that didn’t last from daylight to dark every day.  While we use our freedom to frequent golf courses, ball games, and shopping malls, most people on earth long for enough freedom just to teach their children how to keep body and soul together.

Am I saying prosperity is wrong?  No!  Is liberty wrong?  No!  They are gifts from Almighty God.  But how Continue reading →