I often use You Tube, to research old news stories or other aspects of America's television cultural past. I happened to catch an old news sound bite where President Obama, was again making the case that America really wasn't a Christian nation at least not exclusively. President Obama, as I understood what he was saying seemed to suggest that America, should be open to embrace other religions and philosophies around the world and he seemed to feel that America should strive to be a bit more enlightened like the other nations in Europe.
The problem with this type of thinking is clear to anyone who understands why America was established as a nation. I found these words from Patrick Henry, to be very enlightening for he seemed to be very well aware why America had been established as a nation and what the purpose was for America's existence. He expressed his feelings on this matter with these words."It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians: not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here."Patrick Henry, knew that the gospel of Jesus Christ, was and is the essence of true freedom.The Bible says in John8:32"And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." John 8:36 goes on to say, "If the Son, therefore, make you free ye shall be free indeed."
The evidence is clear America, was never established to just another nation on earth. The founding fathers understood that true freedom is first understood and experienced through believing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Knowing this then, the founding fathers wanted America, to indeed be a Christian, nation so that anyone who chose to come to this nation could worship God freely without fear of persecution. The founding fathers knew that people would have different ways to express their faith and they decided that each person should be able to worship God, according to the dictates of there own individual conscience. They knew that God not government should rule in the hearts of mankind.President Obama, is wrong America was established by God, to be a beacon of light for the truth of the gospel. I pray that all Americans,will wake up and remember why God, blessed America, in the first place! As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.
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