Posted on 05/22/2009 10:14:09 AM PDT by klimeckg
I am no editor or writer, so please forgive me for my grammar. I need to put this in words and I wanted to share it. It's my honest opinion on how currently I see things. I hope you enjoy it.
The more I read the history of the founding of this country and re-educated myself how the founding fathers were brought together to draft the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the The United States of America and The Bill of Rights, etc, I am more sound in my being, knowing how right I am as to where I stand. This is not a "right" that is self righteousness, it's a confirmation within that my conservative stance is NOT light and feeble. It's my way of life, it directs my way and my choices and my reasoning. I says, I am OK, I am right in what I believe in and it matches what the founding fathers have put into the Constitution! It's no wonder to me, why so many God fearing people are conservative or somewhere in the middle. Whereas a far left liberal has lost all senses and their reasoning is beyond repair. There is a verse in the Bible, I believe it's in Romans that man has put off God, so then God has put off man to a disapproved mind. It's almost as if God took his hands off the flood gate and allowed evil to fill the minds of this kind of man. Gods knows our hearts and our intent and those that are God hating, seem to loose all senses.
You know, one can compare the Bible to the Constitution. Before the Constitution was created, there were just laws. Today, Great Britain is a country full of laws, with no constitution. It's a mess. You can see how the founding fathers wisely created a system of checks and balances in order to prevent any one person in power to make a new law. They all saw this in Europe where kings would simply change the laws to accommodate their vices or vendettas. But the Constitution binds all men to one set of rules, preventing tyranny. Check this out, and see if you can see this. We have the Old Testament laws that can be compared to Great Britain Laws, or Europe kingship laws. We have the New Testament truths and we have the Constitution of the United States of America. The New Testament has freed me from the Law of sin and of death and the Constitution has freed me from tyranny. How awesome, how profound!
The Old Testament is a book of types and shadows and the New Testament is the fulfillment of those types and shadows. Let me try to share what I see as a type and shadow. In Nehemiah 1:11-2:6 we see a cup-bearer getting the kings permission to go back to rebuild Jerusalem. If you continue to read through Nehemiah and onward, the children of Israel do return and something interesting takes place. Remember the children of Israel were taken into Babylonian captivity for generations. The Babylonian culture and ways infiltrated their being for generations, though they knew they were Gods race, their culture was Babylonianized. So, while the children of Israel were building and fighting , a spear in on hand and a hammer in the other, Ezra appears on the scene to provide the people the truth, i.e., the Bible or at that time the Law of Moses. The Truth was read to them as they fought and built the wall. This reading of the Truth, reconstituted them, it brought them back to their origin, it fed them, it gave them hope and it changed them. The Constitution of the United States of America is just that, it's a truth that is sound and right. It protects man, it returns man back to their origin, of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I am more convinced than ever that this country was divinely hidden from mans exploratory adventures until it was Gods time to have it used for His divine purpose. Make no mistake about it, The United States of America is a country full of God and this is why it is hated and attacked both inwardly and outwardly. So, no matter what the outward scene may be, and no matter what the news of the day is, we are assured by the Constitution that it will not fail! It may be attacked, but its design and nature cannot be swayed or altered and this country will not go the way of tyranny.
I believe that the Lord is allowing things to come to the surface for a final exposing. I am not talking about the end times, NO, I am just saying that He is allowing this liberal, evil thought and way to come out so all can see how ugly it really is and then the vast majority of "The People" will give it a finally victorious blow which will render it useless in future elections and we can live freely and be governor accordingly, i.e., those that govern, govern by the Constitution, by their God given conscious and if they fail to so, they are removed.
Bumping your essay. I especially like your last paragraph.
Nice job.
I would add that the whole world knows more of our founding than do our people...sad.
Thanks for that. It was truly inspiring.
Amen
Congressman Billybob
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I am currently reading two books and watching a DVD series. The books are Mark Levin's "Liberty & Tyranny", Walter Isaacsons "Benjamin Franklin" and the History Channels "The Founding of America" I am also using these as tools to teach my 3 boys.
I just added www.americasownersmanual.com to my iPhone and its too cool. Now I can listen on the go.
Congressman Billybob
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