A Firm Foundation
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
“You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, above all, the religion of Jesus Christ…The blessings and protection of Heaven are at all times necessary but especially so in time of public distress and danger.” George Washington
“The name of the Lord (says the Scripture) is a strong tower; thither the righteous flee and are safe (Prov 18:10) Let us secure His favor and He will lead us through the journey of this life and at length receive us to a better…the confusions that are and have been among the nations may be overruled by the promoting and speedily bringing in the holy and happy period when the kingdoms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ may be everywhere established, and the people willingly bow to the scepter of Him who is the Prince of Peace.” Samuel Adams
“Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness, and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love and reverence toward God…what a Paradise would this region be…I have examined all religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best book in the world.” John Adams
“The doctrines of Jesus are simple, and tend all to the happiness of man…I am a real Christian—that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus Christ.” Thomas Jefferson
“I believe that there is one only living and true God, existing in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, the same in substance, equal in power and glory. That the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are a revelation from God, and a complete rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him…” Roger Sherman
“Whoever shall introduce into public affairs the principles of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world.” Benjamin Franklin
“Christ Jesus is the only Savior of sinners, in opposition to all false religious and every uninstituted rite: as He Himself says (John 14:6) “I am the way, and the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me.” John Witherspoon
“If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values—that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our Responsibility
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Don’t separate faith life from daily life
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Let God define your identity, not the world.
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Pray
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God is the answer, not politics