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July Fourth, Patriot Dreams & the Faithful Following of Jesus Christ
John Adams
2nd President of the United States; Signer of the Declaration of
Independence; judge; diplomat; one of two signers of the Bill of Rights;
George Washington
1st President of the United States; Judge; member of the Continental
Congress; Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army; President of
the Constitutional Convention;; “Father of his Country”
John Quincy Adams
6th President of the United States; diplomat; Secretary of State; U. S.
Senator; U. S. Representative; “Old Man Eloquent”
Elias Boudinot
President of congress; signed the peace treaty to end the American
Revolution; first attorney admitted to the U. S. Supreme Court bar;
framer of the Bill of Rights; director of the U. S. Mint
Is there a link betweenChristian Principles and
the Foundation of the United States?
“The general principles on whichthe fathers achieved
Independence
were the general principles of Christianity.
I will avow that I then believed,and now believe,
that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal
and immutable as the existence & attributes of God”
John Adams, 1819
Did our Patriot Forefathers
Practice the SharingOf Their Faith?
“You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life,
and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ.
These will make youa greater and happier people than you are.”
George Washington1779Speech beforeDelaware NativeAmerican Chiefs
Is It Proper For Faithful Followers of Jesusto Observe July 4th?
“In the chain of human events, the birthday of
the nation is indissolubly linked with the
birthday of the Savior.
The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human
government upon the first precepts of Christianity.”
John Quincy AdamsJuly 4, 1837
Did our ForefathersDepend on God’
Guidance & Strength?That is, did they Pray?
“Let us enter on this important business under the idea that we are Christians on whom the eyes of the world are now turned…
Let us earnestly call and beseech Him, for Christ’s sake, to preside in our councils...
We can only depend on the all powerful influence of the Spirit of God,”
“Whose Divine aid and assistance it becomes us as a Christian people most devoutly to implore.
Therefore I move that some minister of the Gospel be requested to attend this Congress every morning…
In order to open the meeting with prayer.”
Elias Boudinot, President
Of the Continental Congress
NoteWell
The civil authorities are appointed by God for the good purposes of public order and well-being. Romans 13:6b
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