HISTORY OF EVERYTHING- 3
These all died in faith, not having received the promises,
but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them,
and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. Heb. 11:13
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Yesterday I wrote on the Brexit- https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/the-well-john-4/
and don’t want to rehash the whole thing
again.
But Today’s video goes a bit more in depth on the whole
subject.
The history of man- and his desire to have an independent
state [country].
From the era of the Reformation https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/protestant-reformation-luther/
- to the Puritans coming to America- to our breaking away from ‘our king’.
Yes- we too were Brits at one time- British colonies to be specific.
And we didn’t like Parliament taxing us- without representation.
So- we didn’t just ‘vote’ to have the Brits off our back- we
shot and killed them!
When president Obama sided with Cameron [the British Prime minister]
and sort of threatened ‘if you break away- you will be at the back of the line
as trading partners’.
This upset the Brits- because it was coming from a country-
that broke away from them!
But it is in the nature of man to want his own- independent-
country.
In the bible- we see this accomplished- not by might-
Jesus had some men on his team- who were called Zealots.
The wanted a radical revolution- but Jesus said the kingdom
was not about physical violence.
But we would gain our ‘independence’ by him going to the
Cross for us.
We would then be beholden to no earthly empire- but become
strangers and pilgrims in the earth- we would be citizens of a heavenly
kingdom.
So yes- all people lean towards independence- and it seems
like the Brexit will expand to other EU nations.
Whether that’s a good- or bad thing- time will tell.
But it seemed kind of condescending for the American media-
and president- to give them a lecture on how they were a bunch of bigoted
rebels- when we continue to celebrate every July 4th.
Get it?
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Crimes- that in other cities- the cops/prosecutors would go
to prison for [false testimony- pressuring medical experts to change their
opinion. Withholding evidence from the defense- on and on].
This week- our local D.A. and others [Jenny Dorsey] admitted
to actual crimes they committed- in court.
This has been going on for years in this city- hopefully
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I have taught in the past how some of our Founding Fathers
were influenced- heavily- by Enlightenment thinking.
Thomas Jefferson is the best example.
Why is this important?
On my previous post [Plymouth Rock] I tried to show the role
that religion played in the founding of our country.
Yet- at the time of the Continental congress [The first
meeting was in 1774- the 2nd was in 75. The Declaration was approved
in 1776] some of our founding fathers were leaning towards Deism [Ben Franklin-
etc.] and the wording of the Declaration of Independence [below] was written
more along the lines of Enlightenment thinking [also strong influence from the
writing of John Locke].
The phrase ‘we hold these truths to be SELF EVIDENT’ was
indeed a contrast from the traditional view of the church.
Believers do indeed believe in ‘self-evident’ truths
[Romans1-2] but in context- this term challenged the historic thinkers of the
church.
I add this to simply show that Thomas Jefferson [who wrote
the Declaration- at the young age of 33] added language that was in a sense- a
‘compromise’.
John Adams- Jefferson’s colleague in the congress- would
later be challenged in a presidential run by Jefferson.
The accusations flew- and Adams supporters said the beliefs
of Jefferson would be the downfall of Christianity in America!
Why did they make this accusation?
Because the Enlightenment thinkers were indeed challenging
some of the core beliefs of Christianity in the 18th century.
Jefferson spent 5 years in France- right at the time of the
French Revolution [remember the post I did recently on it?].
The French Revolution was indeed a ‘revolution’ against the
church in a way.
Many Americans in the colonies were shocked by the bloodshed
of the French Revolution.
Yet Jefferson sided with it- and even wrote in support of
some American merchants who were rebelling against paying their debts here in
America.
This outraged John Adams.
Eventually Jefferson would serve on the cabinet under
President Washington- and he would conflict with Alexander Hamilton over the
direction of our New Republic.
Jefferson felt that Hamilton wanted to give too much power
to the Federal govt. [Federalism]
Eventually Adams and Jefferson would be on opposing sides-
of just about everything!
Adams was a good friend of Jefferson during the continental
congress in Philadelphia.
Jefferson was the representative from Virginia- he was not
an eloquent speaker- but he gained the respect of the other representatives.
He was seen to be a hard worker-
When the drafting of the Declaration came up- Benjamin
Franklin turned down the job- and it was given to Adams and Jefferson.
Jefferson wanted Adams to do it- yet Adams [Jefferson’s
senior] recognized the great skills of his younger colleague-
And Jefferson went to work.
Yet their friendship was strained over the years- and at the
end of their lives they became friends again.
Jefferson would become the 3rd president of the
U.S.
And his legacy remains with us today.
It has been said that our country is founded upon a Creed-
We- as Americans- give our assent to a creed.
And that creed- was penned By Thomas Jefferson.
A preacher stopped at a tavern [Inn] In Virginia for the
night.
The story goes that he spoke with a stranger while there-
they talked about mechanics- and the minister thought the man was an engineer.
They then spoke on various subjects- and the preacher saw
the stranger was knowledgeable in many fields.
They finally spoke about religion- and the minister thought
‘he must be a preacher too’.
The next day he asked who the man was- it was Thomas
Jefferson.
How did Jefferson gain all this knowledge?
At the age of 6- he was reading the books from his father’s
library.
He learned Latin and Greek- on his own.
His dad died when Jefferson was 14.
He eventually went to the college of William and Mary- and
became a dedicated student.
It was said that 15 hours out of every 24- he was
reading/studying.
Jefferson kept this up throughout his life.
He had a large library at Monticello- his home on a mountain
in Virginia.
One of his slaves [yes- slaves] said whenever someone had
some question- Jefferson was well able to answer the question- and refer to one
of his many books.
Jefferson was the 2nd largest slave holder in his
county- owning more than 200 hundred slaves at one time.
Yet- he tried to enact legislation to outlaw slavery.
He even added some language at the continental congress
about it.
The other representatives from the 13 colonies rejected it.
He also tried to pass laws in Virginia against slavery.
Yet he himself had them- how could this be?
It even violated his own words in the Declaration ‘All men
are created equal’.
Many historians differ on why/how this could be.
In the end- Jefferson was like all of us- he was able to
articulate noble ideas- yet he himself struggled to fully live up to them.
We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson- Declaration of Independence.
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For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.Heb. 13:14
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but
ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. Jn. 14:17
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive
not of her plagues.
Rev. 18:4
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