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Posted on 07/03/2010 2:47:46 PM PDT by NYer
To punish Massachusetts for the Tea Party, King George III decided to destroy its economy by blockading Boston's harbor on June 1, 1774.
Thomas Jefferson drafted a Resolution for a "Day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer" to be observed the same day. It was introduced in the Virginia House of Burgesses May 24, 1774, by Robert Carter Nicholas and supported by Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee and George Mason, passing unanimously:
"This House, being deeply impressed with apprehension of the great dangers, to be derived to British America, from the hostile invasion of the City of Boston, in our sister Colony of Massachusetts … deem it highly necessary that the said first day of June be set apart, by the members of this House as a Day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer, devoutly to implore the Divine interposition, for averting the heavy calamity which threatens destruction to our civil rights. … Ordered, therefore that the Members of this House do attend … with the Speaker, and the Mace, to the Church in this City, for the purposes aforesaid; and that the Reverend Mr. Price be appointed to read prayers, and the Reverend Mr. Gwatkin, to preach a sermon."
George Washington wrote in his diary, June 1, 1774: "Went to church, fasted all day."
Virginia's royal governor, Lord Dunmore, interpreted this resolution as a veiled protest against King George III and dissolved the House of Burgesses, resulting in legislators meeting in Raleigh Tavern where they conspired to form the first Continental Congress.
On April 15, 1775, just four days before the Battle of Lexington, where was fired "the shot heard 'round the world," the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, led by John Hancock, declared:
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So do we have a “leader” today?
I sure as hell don’t see one.
Nowadays, most Americans respond with greater alacrity to calls for drugs, adultery, and rock ‘n’ roll.
Could somebody tell me why God would honor the prayers of the colonists who were rebelling against the crown in disobedience to Romans 13?
Please, what am I not understanding?
How powerful is fasting?
Evangelical christianity was not a factor in their days. The Book of Romans was written to the community at Rome. In fact, the existence of a Christian community in Rome antedates Paul's letter there. When it arose, likely within the sizable Jewish population at Rome, and how, we do not know. The Roman historian Suetonius mentions an edict of the Emperor Claudius about A.D. 49 ordering the expulsion of Jews from Rome in connection with a certain "Chrestus," probably involving a dispute in the Jewish community over Jesus as the Messiah ("Christus"). According to Acts 18:2, Aquila and Priscilla (or Prisca, as in Romans 16:3) were among those driven out; from them, in Corinth, Paul may have learned about conditions in the church at Rome.
Wow...could you imagine trying to call Americans to fast today?? A majority of them can’t go two hours without something to jam in their face, much less a whole day.
Very powerful!! Sadly, those in western civilization no longer practice it. Perhaps this is the halcyon call to restore fasting.
The Book of Romans was written to the community at Rome.
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You’re making it sound as if the instructions in the Bible are only for those who received the letters, rather than a timeless set of directives for the Church until Christ comes back.
To rephrase my question: If God wants us to obey government per Romans 13, why would he honor the prayers of colonists who were in rebellion?
Because He forgave them? (At worst)
The early christians did not have a Bible. The Bible as a whole was not compiled until the late 4th century and then it was compiled by a Catholic saint (St. Jerome) at the request of a Catholic pope (St. Damasus I).
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