Posted by
ValiantForTruth on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:33:16 PM
On the motivations of evangelicals, [Buckley] said, "They've figured out that our foundations need restoring, and I have never doubted that those foundations are religious."
Who are we to correct Mr. Buckley, but it was Bible believers that established the foundation of the American system, and it will be Bible believers who restore the foundations, if they are to be restored for there is no other foundation on which to build.
We resist the gradual tyranny of socialism, and seek nothing less than the return of the government to its proper role, that of securing our rights under natural law and the Constitution of life, liberty and property. The role of the state is to restrain the lawlessness of men and to leave the church unhindered.
Now we thank the poster for the quotes from Mr. Einstein because they make an important point. Based on reason alone even the most intelligent among us will never discover the wisdom of God…
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. [Luke 10:21]
In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus refers to His people as salt and light in the earth. The implication is clear; the world stands in a state of darkness and corruption. The tendency is always toward corruption in the spiritual as well as physical realms. ‘Light has come into the world, but men love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil’ [John 3:19].
The increase of liberty among men has always followed the words of Jesus Christ where ever they have been faithfully proclaimed. There is no reason to think that liberty is beyond recovery if Christ is again faithfully preached in the churches of America.
Christ is victor over sin and death and comes offering liberty to those held captive. Our forefathers saw the truth of it and lived that way [Isaiah 61].