Written for WXED 107.3
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“A Christian Nation”
A 2016 - 4th of July Special
by Jerry Corbin
[Want to know how knowing
your history, can make you millions of dollars?]
A man at a flea market bought an old
picture for $4.00. On closer examination he found an old copy of the
Declaration of Independence, tucked neatly between the canvas and the frame.
There
were only 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence made at the first
printing. The one he found was one of only 25 copies known to still exist.
He
was able to sell that copy at auction for over 8 million dollars.
Now
that man knew his history, and he sure knew a bargain.
Hi
Folks, this is your host, Jerry Corbin, with WXED 107.3 FM.
Soon we will be
celebrating the 4th of July. The Declaration of Independence, and the
Constitution. We’ll remember the founding fathers. The kind of men they were,
and the vision they had for America. Where
they Christians? Did they base our countries laws on the principals of
Christianity? It has been 240 years since the founders gave us our liberty and
forever changed the world.
Some,
after all these years would tell us, that they were deists and agnostics.
Lets
go back in time now and examine the facts. Because the truth is a little more
illusive, but well worth the hunt.
Was America founded on Christian
Principals?
Well,
we know that America was founded on three documents:
The Declaration of Independence.
The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783,
and the Constitution.
The declaration was foundation, on which the
Constitution was built.
These documents give conclusive proof that America is
a Christian nation. You do not need a law degree or a degree in history to
understand this truth. It is obvious to anyone, who does not have an agenda.
Let’s review the documents and show the proof.
The Declaration of Independence:
The Declaration has many references to God throughout
the document. The most famous one, and I quote, ‘that men are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable Rights’.
“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”
Here
are more references to God found in that document:
Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God”
Appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World”
With a firm Reliance on the Protection of Divine
Providence” Look up those two words, ‘Divine’ and ‘Providence’. You will find, ‘Heavenly
Wisdom’
The Declaration of Independence does not identify the
God whom they are addressing. This could be left open to interpretation and
opinion.
Now the body of the Constitution makes no reference to
God, BUT the Constitution honors the Christian Sabbath. It reads, the President
was given 10 days to sign a bill into law. But the counting of the 10 days does
not include the Sabbath. This is found in Article 1, Section 7, and Clause 2,
which in part says:
“If any Bill shall not be returned by the President
within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him,
the same, shall be Law,”
Now a
lot of people can’t understand this line but it’s pretty simple. The President
has ten days to sign a bill. That is ten business days. They are called
business days because the Sabbath is not a business day, it is a day of
worship. And whom do we worship? Well, up until around fifty years ago, it was
God. Since that time, all manner of things have been suggested for us to
worship. Most Americans have regurgitated those ideas.
For many-many years we had what was knows as blue laws
in the United States. Those were laws stating that no work or business would be
conducted on Sundays unless they were important. Those laws came to us from the
Constitution. A Constitution that honors the Christian Sabbath. Only Christian
Founders could give you Christian laws. Blue Laws were taken away from us by
men who knew better. Or at least they thought they did. There will always be
PhD’s out there over thinking that which is simple and logical.
When the Constitution was completed on September 17,
1787, it was signed by the delegates then to be ratified by the states. The
delegates signed the Constitution in the
“Year of our Lord.” This is a direct reference to Christianity. This is
found in Article 7, which in part follows:
“Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the
States present, the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord
One-Thousand Seven -Hundred and Eighty-Seven, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the Twelfth In witness where-of We have here-un-to
subscribed our Names, George WASHINGTON–President.”
Now,
read anything about George Washington and you will come away knowing that he
was extremely carful to avoid any improprieties. And there is no way he would
have signed a document that stated in the “Year of our Lord”, if he did not
believe in Christianity.
Remember
too, there were 56 independent minded, intelligent men pouring over the
Constitution before signing it. They looked for any problem they could find,
and they found none in THE YEAR OF OUR LORD.
The Paris Peace Treaty was the document, which
formally ended the Revolution and granted the United States independence from
Great Britain. In a real sense, the United States formally became a nation on
September 3, 1783 when it was signed.
When the United States became a nation, it was done in
the “name of the most holy
and undivided Trinity.” The preamble to this Treaty states, it is based
upon the “Holy and undivided Trinity.” The concept of the holy Trinity is
unique to Christianity. This statement means the United States was founded on
the Christian faith. The complete Preamble follows:
“In the name of the most holy and undivided Trinity”
The Treaty then ends just like the Constitution, stating
once again, signed in the “Year of our Lord.” The witnesses representing the
United States were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and D. Hartley. The
section in part follows:
“In witness whereof we the undersigned, signed with
our hands, the present definitive treaty and caused the seals of our arms to be
affixed there to. Done at Paris, this third day of September in the year of our Lord, one
thousand seven hundred and eighty-three”
D. HARTLEY
JOHN ADAMS
B. FRANKLIN
JOHN JAY
When this concept is applied to the Declaration of
Independence, it is clear the reference to “All men are created equal,” was about the holy
Trinity. The people of the United States are endowed by their Creator, the holy Trinity, with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit
of Happiness.
The God of the Bible is whom the United States is
based upon. The
unalienable rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness come from the
Judeo/Christian God and no one else. He is the Rock of our Republic.
Christianity, The Declaration and the Constitution are the three pillars, the
foundation of our great nation. Without which, it cannot stand.
And why do they call it, Judio Christian
America
The first session of the very first
Congress met Sept. 6th 1774. The records tell us that it opened with
prayer. And not a little prayer, it lasted 3 hours. They not only had a prayer
session but also a bible study in which 4 chapters of bible were covered. That
was the very first session of congress. What’s this about separation of church
and state? These were our founders, and these men were Christian.
One of the prayers that day moved
John Adams so much that he wrote his wife Abigail and said.
“I must beg you to read that Psalm…
Read the thirty-fifth Psalm to your friends. Read it to your Father.”
He wanted everyone to know what the
Untied States Congress studied that day. That Psalm moved all of the members
that day. God so moved them, that it
gave them faith. Faith, that they could defeat the British.
Adams said to Abigail, “We
[Congress], have appointed a continental fast. We have 3 million people in
America and we are calling them all to fast and pray for America. He said
“Millions will be upon their knees
at once before their great creator, imploring his forgiveness and blessings;
His smiles on American councils and arms.” John Adams.
Not only did they have prayer and
bible study but they called for a day of national prayer, and were all moved by
a specific Psalm
After
having many of their prayers answered Congress decided to have a day of prayer
and thanksgiving, to thank God for all their successes. 16 times throughout the
American Revolution, they called the ENTIRE NATION to a continental fast and
prayer. There was no separation of Church and State.
They had seen God’s works weigh in,
in such miraculous ways. It was clear to all of them that God’s hand was at
work.
George Washington 1776 said “The
hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this that he must be worse
than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude
enough to acknowledge his obligations.”
British law at the time, prohibited
the Colonies from printing bibles in English. But at the first opportunity, one
month after the battle of Yorktown, Congress authorized the printing of 20,000
bibles to be printed in the English language. According to our founders, they
wanted bibles, for the use of our schools. The first public school law was for
the bible to be used for study. Separation of church and what?
Congress printed the first English
bible. They called it, “a neat addition of the holy scriptures for the use of
our schools.” The bible Congress printed had an endorsement in it that read.
“That the United States in Congress
Assembled, recommend this edition of the Bible to the inhabitants of the United
States.”
It was not a secular revolution. John Adams said it as clearly as
it can be said. And I quote, “The general principles on which the fathers
achieved independence were the …. General principles of Christianity.” John Adams
200 years later there are those who
claim John Adams didn’t know what he was talking about. Should we believe them,
rather than the men who were there? Why, because they went to Harvard and have a
PhD? I don’t think so!
Atheists don’t normally have
seminary degrees.
What about the Lives of the signers of the
declaration
Most people can only point to and
remember three signers of the Declaration of Independence. Thomason Jefferson,
Ben Franklin, and John Adams. These are probably the least religious of all the
signers. And the ones accused of being deists most often. But there were 56
signers, not three.
29 signers had seminary degrees.
Almost all were protestant.
One was a Roman Catholic.
John Witherspoon was a gospel
evangelist. He was responsible for writing the very first family bible.
Charles Thompson was a theologian.
He wrote Thomson’s bible.
Dr. Benjamin Rush, was the leader
of the civil rights movement. He also started the Sunday school movement in
America.
Francis Hopkins, designed American
flag. He was also a music director and wrote first American hymnbook.
Sam Adams stated “ I rely upon the merits of
Jesus Christ for a pardon of all my sins.” Sounds like a Christian to me.
Roger Sherman, was the framer of
the bill or rights. He was a theologian.
John Adams, said, “the Holy Ghost
carries on the whole Christian system in his truth. Not a baptism, not a
marriage, not a sacrament can be administered but by the Holy Ghost.” John
Adams.
Charles Carrol, Framer of the Bill
of Rights. He said “I am grateful to Almighty God for the Blessings which
through Jesus Christ our Lord, He has conferred on my beloved country.” That is
not the talk of a deist.
Some will say we are not a Christian
Nation. But history says we were. The founders say we were. They were proud of
the fact that we were.
They tell us a Christian Nation
would have to be exclusive only to Christians, but that’s not true. We had Jews
in America in 1654. We had Muslims in
1619. We had Buddhist temples.
We believe as Christians that if
you share the truth, the truth will win out. We are not scared of other
religions. In a true Christian nation everyone is welcome.
Its revisionism, and that is how it
works. They make claims, but they don’t document them. When you know your
history, you can’t be fooled.
George Washington’s farewell
address. And I quote, “Of all the habits and dispositions which lead to
political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.”
If you want your politics and
government to work well, don’t separate religion and morality from political
life. Anyone who tries to separate religion and morality from public life, I do
not call a patriot. Because they are trying to destroy this country.” It was
true then, and it is true now.
It’s the 4th of July
folks. I know, and it’s nice to
celebrate, but like the Rev. Mathias Burnet of Con. said. We have
responsibilities too.
“To God and posterity, too preserve
it. You are accountable for your rights and your rulers.” We are accountable. Your
accountable, I’m accountable! We have a responsibility for the government, and
we have a responsibility to our grandchildren.
As long as we remain a Christian
Nation, others will always be welcome. You have religious freedom. Religious tolerance.
Many secular nations don’t have that.
George Washington said in his
farewell address,
“Of all the habits and dispositions
which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.”
And, he said.
“In vain would that man claim the
tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.”
Yes we will celebrate, but we also have
a responsibility to preserve the foundations, and those are religion and
morality.
27 reasons listed as to why the
colonies separated from Great Britian. The only one we remember is taxation
without representation.
It’s the same with our Christian
founding, it’s been hidden.
40 years after the American Revolution, John Adams
said looking back. The men he credited with doing the most for the revolution, were
the Rev. Dr. Mayhew, Rev. Samuel Cooper, Rev. George Whitefield and Rev.
Charles Chauncy. Names you may not hear much about, but all founders.
Historians have documented that every right set forth
in the Declaration of Independence had been preached from the American pulpits
prior to 1763. That means that the Declaration was nothing more than a list of
sermons - they had been listening to in
their churches for last couple decades leading up to the American Revolution.
Where the Founding Fathers a bunch of deists? Did the
men who gave us unalienable rights, anti Christian. Was there ever anything
called ‘Separation of Church and State?’ You know now that the answer to each,
is NO!
And you know that, because now you know the history
you never knew.
Thank you for listening! This has been your host,
Jerry Corbin.
For myself, and all of us here at WXED, thanks for
inviting us into your home.
God bless you all, and have a day full of memories.
Written and produced by Jerry D.
Corbin with portions taken from David Barton and Wallbuilders.com
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