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“Education Is the Root”

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Education Is the Root 1All thinking people agree that education is the key to what the next generation becomes. What a child learns before he is six years old is probably going to determine his methods of doing things for the rest of his life. It is simply impossible to over-estimate the value of teaching children what is right. Ben Franklin said of those who taught children,

“I think…that talents for the education of youth are the gift of God; and that he on whom they are bestowed, whenever a way is opened for the use of them, is as strongly called as if he heard a voice from heaven.”

(Franklin, Benjamin. August 23, 1750, in a letter to Dr. Samuel Johnson, President of King’s College (now Columbia University). Verna M. Hall, The Christian History of the American Revolution (San Francisco: Foundation for American Christian Education, 1976), p. 221.)

Every reasonable person would agree with Mr. Franklin.

While we all agree that education is extremely important, we don’t all agree on what type of education is best to prepare children to Continue reading →

“Who’s the Best at Influencing Government?”

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Often when I speak in churches I ask people to be involved in their government in order to protect the liberty of their children.  Many times they look at me with bewildered looks, as if to say, “How can I affect government?”  I’m sorry we’ve gotten to such a state.

When the Pilgrims came to America they had been through many years of government oppression.  And before them, many others had felt the restrictions of ungodly government and education.  Because of the hurt they had experienced through un-Biblical government, they knew they must establish education which was true and government which was just.  They knew the Bible taught that liberty could not be maintained in any nation apart from teaching the ways of God in their schools; neither could they expect liberty to continue if their government was not the form of government taught in the Bible.  Thus, they worked to create cultural institutions which God taught in the Bible:  Institutions which would teach and protect the moral foundation necessary for Republics to carry out their God-given purpose.

When people look at me with a questioning face that says, “How can I affect government?”,  I know they have Continue reading →

“The Christmas Story”

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Ladies and gentlemen, the following story is why we have Christmas:

The Christmas Story1 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away [privately]. But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for…he…shall save his people from their sins.’ Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.’ And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife; and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.” Continue reading →

“The Promise of Deliverance”

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At the Christmas season, a lot of emphasis is given to a lot of things other than the One the season is all about—JESUS! In the next two messages we hope to tell His story! It all started like this:

The Promise of Deliverance1“There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments…of the Lord blameless. And they had no child, because…Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God…he went into the temple of the Lord…And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord… And when Zacharias saw him…fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, ‘Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John…For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord…and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God…’ And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived… Continue reading →

“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”

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So often, at this time of year, we sing Christmas carols in our churches or at family gatherings.  Some have melodies which raise our emotions to the heights.  Others woo us into quiet meditations on the deep meaning of Jesus’ entry into this world and what His invasion into human flesh really means to us.  But the carol that does both those things for me—is Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.  Written by the great song-writing revivalist, Charles Wesley, the revelation in this hymn of what Christ did for us is astounding!  Take a journey with me as we attempt to allow the Holy Spirit to teach us what Jesus did for us.  Wesley wrote:

Hark!  The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild– God and sinners reconciled!”
Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies;
With the angelic hosts proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem.”
Hark!  The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

Christ, by highest heav’n adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord:
Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of a virgin’s womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate Deity!
Pleased as man with man to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Hark!  The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!” Continue reading →

“The Arrival of the Lawgiver”

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This time of year there’s a lot of reference to the Baby Jesus in the manger.  That’s a good thing.  We think of the Christ child and hope comes to us that God literally invaded history and brought hope that there could be “peace on earth toward men of good will” (Luke 2:14).

And yet, for all this good feeling surrounding the Baby Jesus, few ever think beyond the manger.  And even of those who do think of His important life, death, and resurrection, even fewer ever come to understand His impact on all civilization; and particularly here in the western hemisphere.  Jesus was the most important Lawgiver in world history.  His influence over moral and civil law in this world makes Him, without question, the most influential person in all of history.  Yet, few law schools in America ever acknowledge His powerful impact at all.

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“The Pilgrim Thanksgiving”

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A hush fell over everyone on this beautiful October day in 1621. The waves could be heard gently lapping against the shore in Plymouth Bay. The first group of Englishmen to inhabit New England bow their heads as their elected Governor leads them in a prayer to God through Jesus Christ. He expresses their thanks to God for all the protection and provision He has granted them over the last year. Indeed, they were thankful! They were thankful for the liberty to bow their heads in public and pray to God without the fear of being fined or imprisoned. They had experienced both. For years in England—their homeland—they had been forced to hide in order to worship as they believed they should. These “Separatists”, as they were called, believed only God had the right to tell a person how He should be worshiped. The King and established Church leaders thought differently. The Separatists believed only the Bible could reveal how a person could know God and they wanted the liberty to practice it as it was written. In time, they chose to give up their homeland and flee to Holland in order to have Continue reading →

“The School of the Pilgrims”

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The group had made great sacrifices to be able to teach their children the truth of why God made them, and of His plan for them.  First, they had sold their farms in England—that had been in their families for generations—in order to be able to move to Holland, where they hoped to have the liberty to teach their children God’s truth.  And The School of the Pilgrimswhile there was liberty to do it, there wasn’t the means to do it.  The parents in this group (known later as the Pilgrims) were shut out by the Dutch economy to the point that there wasn’t enough money to allow them to teach their children.  So many hours were spent just scraping out a living that there was no time left to educate their families.  So then they made the second sacrifice:  They got on a boat, the Mayflower, and crossed the Atlantic to come to America in order to be in a place where they could have the means and the liberty to teach their children God’s truth; and be able to teach all the academic subjects from the principles of God’s truth revealed in the Bible.

The Pilgrims were taught well the truth recorded in the Bible which states,

            “As a man thinks, so is he…” (Proverbs 23:7)

They knew that whatever they allowed to go into their child’s mind was going to determine the direction of that child in life.  They likewise knew that, without a Biblical education in history, government, and logic, their children would Continue reading →

“Creation’s Purpose: His Life Flowing Through Us”

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Recently I was with a friend at a magnificent overlook of some of our Eastern Kentucky mountains.  A park system sign stated that this deep gorge had been formed over millions of years as the river ran through these mountains.  What an unscientific explanation for such an astounding piece of creation!  But it’s typical of what our children are being taught everyday through the public-school textbooks and the secular media.  This plan is designed to separate us from our Creator—and thus, our accountability to Him.  And yes, there are those who say they believe it because it deceptively helps the Judgment to seem unlikely; and some of those are knowingly working to change our whole nation to a “secular” (i.e. “without God”) way of life.

The thing they don’t understand is that this is a scheme of satan to keep us from discovering God’s real plan for us—and how He uniquely put us together to be able to Continue reading →

“Believers Vote Biblically!”

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Noah Webster, the Father of America’s original education system, wrote to young people in his U.S. history book:

“When you become entitled to exercise the right of voting for public officers, let it be impressed on your mind that God commands you to choose for rulers, ‘just men who will rule in the fear of God.’ The preservation of [the government of a republic] depends on the faithful discharge of this duty; if the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office…the rights of the citizens will be violated or disregarded. If [the government of a republic] fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect the divine commands, and elect bad men to make and administer the laws.”

(History of the United States (New Haven, Durrie & Beck, 1832), pp. 336-337)

The school teacher who made America great, taught us to look at a person’s character before we give him our vote.

And how are we to know what a person’s character is really like? Noah Webster revealed that when he warned us not to neglect “the divine commands”. In other words compare their actions to those the Bible commands us to have. It’s the same thing Jesus said when He taught us, “You will know them by their fruits.” Do a person’s actions show that they view things the way God views them?

Can this be done in the present election? Can we know how candidates think? We certainly can. In fact, this is Continue reading →