A Sparrow and an Empire: The Words of American Architects

“God governs in the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? Benjamin Franklin

–Constitutional Convention of 1787 original manuscript of this speech

A simple answer…No.

My thoughts today are on America’s founding fathers and other notables and their view of God and the bible. Why, you ask? Because nothing I read in our secular media even casts its glance toward the Almighty God without obvious sweeping political correctness. I fear this is because Americans are losing their religion. Or at least the pundits have concluded this fate.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/world/world/general/americans-losing-their-religion/1454466.aspx

I often wonder what our founding fathers would think about this trend. Based on their very words, one could conclude that their thoughts are somewhat out of touch with modern contemporaries if one subscribes solely to the media and its presentation of Christians. And that my friends, is a shame. Consider the following:

“The Bible is worth all other books which have ever been printed.” Patrick Henry

Or perhaps

“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and Bible.” George Washington

Or maybe still

"I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from the Savior (Jesus) of the world is communicated to us through this book. Abraham Lincoln

Are the words of our founding fathers, who we revere in our public, state-funded schools unclear? There is a simple exactness to what is written above, absent any form of apologetic political correctness. There is the same exactness in the words that follow:

“I have a very simple thing to ask of you. I ask every man and woman in this audience that from this day on they will realize that part of the destiny of America lies in their daily perusal of this great Book (the Bible)." President Woodrow Wilson

“The doctrines of Jesus are simple, and tend to all the happiness of man.” Thomas Jefferson

"I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give my verdict in its favor. I can prove its truth as clearly as any proposition ever submitted to the mind of man." Alexander Hamilton

And I quote; I can prove its truth as clearly as any proposition ever submitted to the mind of man.

These men designed the very fabric of this nation, the greatest nation to ever raise a flag, and they did so with the Almighty God in constant view:

Liberty Bell Inscription: “Proclaim liberty throughout the land and to all the inhabitants thereof” [Leviticus 25:10]

“In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed...No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.” Noah Webster

Their words are unyielding;

“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great Nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religious, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that reason alone, people of other faiths have been afforded freedom of worship here.” Patrick Henry 1776

They are unequivocal:

“God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are a gift from God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, and that His justice cannot sleep forever.” Thomas Jefferson

And they are politically bipartisan:

"The fundamental basis of this nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teaching we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul. I don't think we emphasize that enough these days. If we don't have the proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in the right for anybody except the state. Harry S. Truman

"Within the covers of the Bible are all the answers for all the problems
men face. The Bible can touch hearts, order minds, and refresh souls." Ronald Reagan

And still today we face a system of political correctness that takes God out of schools, holidays, and, for all intents and purposes, out of our society.

Lincoln’s famous words, speaking of the slavery issue in America, were, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." He was quoting from Luke 11:17, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth" (KJV)

I wonder if America’s house isn’t all ready divided. I pray, emphatically, that it is not.

Thankfully, I do not have to speak for our founding fathers as they have spoken clearly and shamelessly for themselves.

“We cannot read the history of our rise and development as a nation, without reckoning with the place the Bible has occupied in shaping the advances of the Republic.” FDR

Surely, we can’t, regardless of what those who wish to rewrite history would have us to believe.

The bible says:

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Philippians 4:13

With these words firmly in grip, America’s architects built the strongest and most prosperous empire in the history of the world. In that, my friends, there is no debate. Just a thought!