Declaration of Dependence

July 4, 2011

 Have you ever taken a good look at America’s Declaration of Independence?  The document names God four times, the same number as the British Crown is named.  America was not rebelling against all authority; she simply desired to remove England, the layer of authority between God and herself.  The document might have been named a Declaration of Dependence. 

 The same could have been said of Moses when he petitioned Pharaoh.  Let My people go, that they may serve Me (Ex 8:1).  Israel was not rebelling against all authority; Israel simply desired to remove Egypt, the layer of authority between God and herself. 

 Was America seeking independence, or were they seeking to serve God better?  Our pledge (one nation under God), anthem (God shed His grace on thee), currency (in God we trust), and oath (so help me God)  indicate submission to God, as do the words of our nation’s early presidents:

1. Washington (1^st president).  Do not let anyone claim the tribute of American patriotism if they ever attempt to remove religion from politics.
2. Jefferson (3^rd). The First Amendment has erected a wall of separation between church and state, but that wall is a one directional wall; it keeps the government from running the church, but it makes sure that Christian principles will always stay in government.
3. Madison (4^th).  We have staked the future of all of our political institutions upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.
4. Adams (6^th).  The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: that it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.
5. Henry (7^th).   It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ!

 Modern America is doing the opposite of her forefathers; she is seeking to replace God and add new layers of authority (i.e., NATO and the United Nations).  But that shouldn’t surprise us; backsliding Israel desired similar layers (Ex 32:1, 35; 1Sa 8:6-7).  It didn’t work for Israel; so why should it work for us?

Article Written by Elder Dolph Painter, Moriah Primitive Baptist Church

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