SURVIVAL BY REVIVAL (2 OF 2)
Scripture: II CHRONICLES 7:14
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Survival By Revival (2 of 2)
Dr. Ernest L. Easley
As we approach and anticipate the two-hundred and twenty-second birthday of our nation .. we're thinking under the heading: God Bless America. We are the only nation on earth built upon the Christian faith!
President George Washington said, ''It would be impossible to govern rightly without God and the Bible.'' President John Adams said, ''It would be impossible to govern without God and the Ten Commandments.''
The Pilgrim Charter of 1620 states that its purpose was ''to advance the enlargement of the Christian religion to the glory of God Almighty.'' Before the Pilgrims arrived on our shores they gathered below deck of the Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact which revealed their intent: ''for the glory of God.'' In 1632 .. when Maryland was chartered as a colony, they wrote, ''We are motivated with a pious zeal for extending the Christian religion.'' The final sentence of the Declaration of Independence signed July 4, 1776 says, ''For the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance upon the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.'' Eight days after signing the Declaration of Independence .. printed on the side of the Liberty Bell was a quote from Leviticus 25.10, ''Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.''
God blessed America because she was founded upon the promises and principles of the Holy Word of God! But America is sick. I read this week that a survey was taken among church students and 64% of them agreed with this statement: ''There are no absolutes. All truth is relative. And you have no right to force your idea of right and wrong on anyone else.'' 64% said that there are no absolutes! And those were students attending church on a regular basis.
You say, ''Well, those were teenagers.'' All right then. Of the adults surveyed 62% agreed ...
Dr. Ernest L. Easley
As we approach and anticipate the two-hundred and twenty-second birthday of our nation .. we're thinking under the heading: God Bless America. We are the only nation on earth built upon the Christian faith!
President George Washington said, ''It would be impossible to govern rightly without God and the Bible.'' President John Adams said, ''It would be impossible to govern without God and the Ten Commandments.''
The Pilgrim Charter of 1620 states that its purpose was ''to advance the enlargement of the Christian religion to the glory of God Almighty.'' Before the Pilgrims arrived on our shores they gathered below deck of the Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact which revealed their intent: ''for the glory of God.'' In 1632 .. when Maryland was chartered as a colony, they wrote, ''We are motivated with a pious zeal for extending the Christian religion.'' The final sentence of the Declaration of Independence signed July 4, 1776 says, ''For the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance upon the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.'' Eight days after signing the Declaration of Independence .. printed on the side of the Liberty Bell was a quote from Leviticus 25.10, ''Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.''
God blessed America because she was founded upon the promises and principles of the Holy Word of God! But America is sick. I read this week that a survey was taken among church students and 64% of them agreed with this statement: ''There are no absolutes. All truth is relative. And you have no right to force your idea of right and wrong on anyone else.'' 64% said that there are no absolutes! And those were students attending church on a regular basis.
You say, ''Well, those were teenagers.'' All right then. Of the adults surveyed 62% agreed ...
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