ONE NATION UNDER GOD...FOR WHICH IT STANDS!
Presentation by Gerald Cumby
OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED ON THE PRECEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF GOD'S WORD.
Some people say that America is not a Christian nation. We are certainly a
nation of Christians - and have been since the days of our founding fathers.
- Psalm 33:12, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance."
- Concerning Israel, Genesis 12:3, "I will bless those who bless you, and
whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed
through you."
The WOKE Generation...is really the generation who is accepting the Communist
manifesto as the goal for America. The goal to take over America is alive
and well. We are seeing our nation being divided...even like or worse than
before the Civil War.
The Civil War in America was an "abomination" then and the idea of erasing
history and implementing a 1619-WOKE philosophy will be an "abomination" to
our nation today.
Someone said, "You need to keep politics out of religion." I say, "If you
yield to that philosophy and idea then you are opening yourself and our country
up to a weak and dreary future."
"The world will not be destroyed by
those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything."
Albert Einstein
A Gospel Truth...
- The description of America as "A Christian Nation" makes sense if you're
talking about American history.
- The original American colonies were also overwhelmingly Christian. In
fact, most started as Christian charters.
Do the present-day politicians understand this fact? Probably not! They need
a history lesson (CIVICS 101) about our great Country.
Once upon a time when our politicians did not tend to apologize for our
country's prior actions, here's a refresher course on how some of our former
patriots handled negative comments about our great country.
- JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when
DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all US military
out of France as soon as possible. Rusk responded, "Does that include those
who are buried here?" DeGaulle did not respond.
- When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by
the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of
'empire building' by George Bush. He answered by saying, "Over the years, the
United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to
fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever
asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return."
- A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals
from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail
reception, he found himself standing with a large group of officers that included
personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as
they sipped their drinks, but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas
Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked,
"Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather
than speaking French?" Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied,
"Maybe it's because the Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged
it so you wouldn't have to speak German."
I am proud to be an American
It's the Military, not the politicians, who battle for our right to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It's the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag.
And the American military, in general, believe that God is the anchor and
leader in our battle for truth. God gives us the right to life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.
Over the graves of George and Martha Washington is this Scripture: "
I am the
resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die." John 11:25-26.
Actually, the verse is not complete...the actual verse states, "
And Jesus said
to her, "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though
he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall
never die." Do you believe this?"
Jesus was not only asking Martha (Lazarus's sister) if she believed this, He
was asking the whole world this question... "Do you believe that there is an
afterlife in which all who believe that Jesus was the resurrection and the life
will live even though he or she dies...and, once in heaven, we will never die?"
Jesus was asking the key question for every man, woman, boy and girl...
Do you believe I can resurrect the dead? Trust Me!
Conclusion:
Believing in Jesus, loving our family...and faithfully living our lives to try
to honor our God and Country should be our greatest goal.
YES...WE MUST COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WE WILL NOT TOLERATE ACTIONS AGAINST
OUR WONDERFUL COUNTRY!
Today we salute the families of the American soldiers who were killed in service
to our country.
We pay honor to those who served and are now serving this great nation. May God
continue to bless this great nation through the remnant of people who know Jesus
Christ, Our Lord. Our nation stands because of praying people with praying hearts.
These are some the facts about our Founding Fathers and the Founding of our nation.
The First Charter of Virginia (granted by King James I, April 10, 1606)... "We,
greatly commending, and graciously accepting of, their Desires for the Furtherance
of so noble a Work, which may, by the Providence of Almighty God, hereafter tend
to the Glory of his Divine Majesty, in propagating of Christian Religion to such
People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge
and Worship of God..."
William Bradford...Wrote that they [the Pilgrims] were seeking: (1) "A better,
and easier place of living"; and that "the children of the group were being drawn
away by evil examples into extravagance and dangerous courses [in Holland]" (2)
"The great hope, and for the propagating and advancing the gospel of the kingdom
of Christ in those remote parts of the world."
The Mayflower Compact, 1620... "Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and
advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and Country, a voyage
to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents
solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant
and combine our selves together..."
John Adams, SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES... "The general principles on which the 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 and attributes of God."
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"I have examined all religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best
book in the world." John Adams
John Quincy Adams, SIXTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. "My hopes of a future
life are all founded upon the Gospel of Christ."
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"The hope of a Christian is inseparable from his faith. Whoever believes in the
Divine inspiration of the Holy Scriptures must hope that the religion of Jesus
shall prevail throughout the earth."
Congress, 1854 Proclamation... "The great, vital, and conservative element in
our system is the belief of our people in the pure doctrines and the divine
truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
Benjamin Franklin, SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; SIGNER OF THE CONSTITUTION.
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"As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think
the system of morals and His religion as He left them to us, the best the world
ever saw or is likely to see."
John Hancock, SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS;
Governor of Massachusetts... "I call on the entire state to pray that universal
happiness may be established in the world [and] that all may bow to the scepter
of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the whole earth be filled with His glory."
Patrick Henry, REVOLUTIONARY GENERAL; LEGISLATOR; "THE VOICE OF LIBERTY";
RATIFIER OF THE U. S. CONSTITUTION... "Being a Christian... is a character
which I prize far above all this world has or can boast. The Bible... is a
book worth more than all the other books that were ever printed."
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"This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of
Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed."
Thomas Jefferson, SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; THIRD PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES... "The doctrines of Jesus are simple, and tend all to
the happiness of man."
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"I am a Christian in the only sense in which He wished anyone to be: sincerely
attached to His doctrines in preference to all others."
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"I am a real Christian - that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus Christ."
Francis Scott Key, AUTHOR OF THE "STAR SPANGLED BANNER"... "May I always hear
that you are following the guidance of that blessed Spirit that will lead you
into all truth, leaning on that Almighty arm that has been extended to deliver
you, trusting only in the only Savior, and going on in your way to Him rejoicing."
Benjamin Rush, SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; "FATHER OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION"... "The Gospel of Jesus Christ prescribes the wisest rules
for just conduct in every situation of life."
- The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state
than any other book in the world."
- The Bible... should be read in our schools in preference to all other
books because it contains the greatest portion of that kind of knowledge
which is calculated to produce private and public happiness."
George Washington, PRESIDENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION; FIRST PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES; "FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY"
- "You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the
religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than
you are."
- While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers,
we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To
the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add
the more distinguished character of Christian."
Abraham Lincoln, Upon proclaiming a National Fast Day (30 March 1863).
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"We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have
been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown
in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we
have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us
in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have
vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these
blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own.
Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to
feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray
to the God that made us!"
Abraham Lincoln Quotes...
- After an important decision concerning the country's future, a counselor to
the President, Abraham Lincoln, said... "Mr. President, I hope that God is on
our side." Mr. Lincoln calmly replied, "What I am worried about is, not if God
is on our side, but if we are on God's side."
- Abraham Lincoln said, "I have often been driven to my knees in prayer
because I had nowhere else to go."