“The Bible is the cornerstone of
liberty. A student’s perusal of the
sacred volume will make him a better citizen, a better father, a better
husband.”
In
other place, almost the same thought:
“I have always said, I always will say,
that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make him a better citizen,
a better father, a better husband.”
This
is so blindingly obvious that, if I didn’t know history and understand human
nature (as revealed in history and the Bible), I would be shocked that people
don’t understand it. How could any
rational human being deny what Jefferson writes here? Christianity, with its high, holy, righteous
moral teaching will elevate any human who endeavors to follow its
principles. No citizen, who follows the
doctrines of Jesus, would violate the rights and freedoms of others. Those who adhere to Christianity live, in
family and society, as responsible, virtuous, moderate, concerned, and caring
individuals. What Christian father would
abandon his children—or have children out of wedlock and leave the mother, in
shame, to live off others? Where is the
Christian husband who beats his wife, or fails to train his children in ways
that would uplift their behavior in society once they leave his charge,
promoting and advancing that which is good and beneficial to society, rather
than contributing to its moral debasement?
How can anybody, with an ounce of brains, attribute the immoral rot
infesting the United States to any part or portion of the Christian religion,
as taught by Jesus and His disciples? Is
it Christianity which is destroying the American family—or a philosophy which
is diametrically opposed to it?
As
Jefferson said in another place, “I hold the precepts of Jesus…to be the most
pure, benevolent, and sublime which have ever been preached to man.” No society—or individual—will perfectly observe
all the precepts of the Son of God. But
the farther we, individually or collectively, remove ourselves from them, the
more depraved our behavior becomes. And
because men love the pleasures of sin, they hate Christianity. And as a result, America is currently floundering,
directionless, with no moral compass, and overwhelmed within a decadent stench
of her own doing. And therein lies the
real problem—men love sin, so they hate Christianity. And because of that, they will find any
excuse they can to reject the Christian religion.
Don’t
blame Jesus or those who follow His teachings for the putrefaction stinking up
America today. Don’t you dare blame Jesus or those who follow His
teachings.
One
more quote from Thomas Jefferson:
“And can the liberties of a nation be
thought secure when we have removed their ONLY FIRM BASIS, a conviction in the minds
of the people that these liberties are the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His
wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country
when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever.”
As
noted in my last post, the second in this series, Jefferson and other early
Americans, argued that liberty's foundation comes from God--the foundation principles of America are rooted in an eternal God.
We have the freedom to do what is right, according to the eternal moral
nature and laws of Jehovah; we do not have the freedom to do what is
wrong. When we violate God’s laws, we
trample on freedom, we hurt ourselves and/or others, and this is a defilement
of the second greatest commandment, “thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Freedom comes from God; all our blessings
do. When we deny that, as the “intelligentsia,”
the “progressive” in America today so obviously does, then we have nothing left
to fall back on but public opinion, of man making his own rules—“every man does
that which is right in his own eyes.” That
is a disaster in progress, as is so clear in the United States today. Did Christianity destroy Detroit—or did modern,
anti-Christian “progressive” liberalism do it?
Are the political leaders in Washington, D.C., exalting the virtues of Christianity as the guide for the nation today, which would promote excellence in citizens' behavior, frugality in governmental economics, and moderation and respect for other countries in the realm of foreign affairs, or does an elitist arrogance exist, on both sides of the aisle, that believes it knows better than God how to guide the welfare of mankind? Is the American government growing today because
of Christianity—or because we have rejected it, individually, economically, and collectively, as a guide in moral policy?
Who
is the liberal’s “god”—Jehovah or the state?
In one sense, it is not the government's fault; government only becomes necessary when people refuse to discipline themselves and act civilized. But government leaders are at fault when they don't lead; and the greatest acts of leadership point the people to a virtuous, self-disciplined, responsible, righteous, humble life--in other words, towards Christ and Christianity--and freedom--not to an atheistic self-indulgence, which can only lead to more bondage--enslaved first to one's own carnal appetites, and then eventually enslaved to a government who will have to force obedience so that a civilized order can exist in society. For there will be order in society, one way or another. People can either do it voluntarily--i.e., freedom--or they will be forced to do it by government. And again, if someone is forced to do something they would not do of their own voluntary will, it might be a good thing--but don't call it freedom. And the righteous will suffer, too, because government tyranny is rarely selective.
In one sense, it is not the government's fault; government only becomes necessary when people refuse to discipline themselves and act civilized. But government leaders are at fault when they don't lead; and the greatest acts of leadership point the people to a virtuous, self-disciplined, responsible, righteous, humble life--in other words, towards Christ and Christianity--and freedom--not to an atheistic self-indulgence, which can only lead to more bondage--enslaved first to one's own carnal appetites, and then eventually enslaved to a government who will have to force obedience so that a civilized order can exist in society. For there will be order in society, one way or another. People can either do it voluntarily--i.e., freedom--or they will be forced to do it by government. And again, if someone is forced to do something they would not do of their own voluntary will, it might be a good thing--but don't call it freedom. And the righteous will suffer, too, because government tyranny is rarely selective.
But what do Obama and the liberals want--more Christianity, more righteousness as revealed from the Creator of heaven and earth? Or more government which they can control, and thus control as many people as possible?
Whom do you trust, dear reader, God or Obama?
And if you don't believe if God, and Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and American politicians are your hope, I truly feel sorry for you.
And if you don't believe if God, and Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and American politicians are your hope, I truly feel sorry for you.
Yea,
indeed, how long will God’s justice sleep?