In the book of Acts, we find these words, [Acts 17:26] And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; [Acts 17:27] That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: [Acts 17:28] For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. The simple truth stated here is that all men have one origin and each one is to seek God to find out how to live the fulfilling life that he wants us to enjoy.

The Declaration of Independence sets forth a similar truth that is quite in line with the words of Luke cited above. It says, “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.”  We have a common ancestry and blood that began with Adam and Eve and it is different from the lower forms of animals, and that makes us equal with one not being better than any other human. With the Bible in mind, the quote from the Declaration, and the content of the Constitution which was written to ensure one nation of men and women who are equal, it is readily apparent that the founders created a system that would further God’s intent for his children  and give us freedom and liberty under His guidance.

In the beginning of the nation, the people honored God, worked with the goal of creating a nation wherein they could prosper, raise families, and for the most part, doing all of it with respect for each other even while disagreeing on many things. Truly one nation dedicated to following godly principles to secure God’s blessings for those who will follow him.

However through the years a terrible change has taken place. Slowly God has been replaced by secular humanism, a doctrine that denies God has a place in life and exalts man and his pernicious ungodly ways filled with selfish interest. We see homosexuals clamoring for advantage, demanding special rights historically reserved for heterosexuals based on God’s pattern for life, man and woman joined together as God intended. God is even being driven from churches by those who believe that homosexuality and its attendant relationships are not sinful. All sorts of special interest groups lobby for special rights in an attempt to gain advantage to further whatever agenda they may have at the moment. Helping all the special interests in their quests to gain advantage are the politicians, who are so attuned to power and money, that they refuse to look at the direction which they are moving the nation. Greed, power, and social positions are the driving forces for the ungodly Cretins who are elected to public office. (What does that reveal about those who help elect such people to office?) Judges with their decisions show that they are blindly following the dictates of the social gospel which denies God and exalts the sin found in secular humanism.

We have division, strife, and turmoil because as a nation we have lost sight of God and the reason for the nation to exist. Selfish ideals and religious hatred that stem from denying God and Jesus Christ now rule the day, instead of adhering to the ideals that the people held years ago when the nation was founded.   

God and the Constitution are ignored and the reason is plain. Those who want their own way are impeded by following time honored standards of old, and the only means available for them to achieve their ungodly goals is to destroy both the standards of God and of the nation’s whose standards at one time were based on God.

Instead of being one nation founded on God’s principles and guided by our Creator, we are a nation now fractured, divided, stressed, and headed for ruin due to the selfish ungodly humanism that has become the religion which is replacing God and his ways.  

 © 07-10-2005 DEC