AMERICA:
"World's Greatest Experiment
J.
C. O'Hair
WHEN in the course of human events…" Thus began the American
Declaration of Independence. Signed by the delegates to the First
Continental Congress in Philadelphia, July 4, 1776, it is still one of
the most important documents in world history.
It started a new nation, the first independent republic since that of ancient Greece. It proclaimed that "all men are created equal," and have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." It opposed tyranny of government over people, stoutly holding that all civil authority should "derive from the people."
The colonists themselves, however, began to have fearsome questions. Could such a nation long endure? They had fought a war to cast off one tyranny, and were wary of establishing a home variety of their own. But how to form a strong government, and still hang on to their hard won liberties?
After five years of debate the delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to form a constitution. The idea of such a document was without precedent at that time. It was finished and signed on September 17th, 1787, and ratified by the states in 1789. The first Amendments were known as the "Bill of Rights." John Adams called the Constitution "The greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen."
The Great American Experiment has stood the test of time. But can it continue to stand, against the destructive pressures that eat away at nations today? Will "government of the people, for the people" soon perish from the earth?
The answer depends upon the American People "under God," as Lincoln said. The American colonies were largely settled by God-fearing people, who came from Europe in quest of a place where they could worship God and serve Him in freedom. God poured out His rich blessing upon them because they honored Him. "Then that honor Me I will honor, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed" (1. Samuel 2:30).
Liberty itself comes from God. "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord" (Psalm 33:12). As Abraham Lincoln resolved, in his immortal Gettysburg address, "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom." We have wandered far from the God of our fathers. Perhaps the "Great Emancipator" did not realize it, but he put his finger upon the only way back to God – by a new birth!
"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3). This is the spiritual rebirth that every one of us needs, of God.' Bud God wants to give us His gift of eternal life, for "the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23).
But this great gift is only available through God's Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who paid for our sins with His own blood on the cross of Calvary. "But as many as received Him (Christ), to them He gave the power to become the children of God" ( John 1:12). "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed" (John 8:36). "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shall be saved" (Acts 16:31). He wants to be your Saviour – today.
It started a new nation, the first independent republic since that of ancient Greece. It proclaimed that "all men are created equal," and have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." It opposed tyranny of government over people, stoutly holding that all civil authority should "derive from the people."
The colonists themselves, however, began to have fearsome questions. Could such a nation long endure? They had fought a war to cast off one tyranny, and were wary of establishing a home variety of their own. But how to form a strong government, and still hang on to their hard won liberties?
After five years of debate the delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to form a constitution. The idea of such a document was without precedent at that time. It was finished and signed on September 17th, 1787, and ratified by the states in 1789. The first Amendments were known as the "Bill of Rights." John Adams called the Constitution "The greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen."
The Great American Experiment has stood the test of time. But can it continue to stand, against the destructive pressures that eat away at nations today? Will "government of the people, for the people" soon perish from the earth?
The answer depends upon the American People "under God," as Lincoln said. The American colonies were largely settled by God-fearing people, who came from Europe in quest of a place where they could worship God and serve Him in freedom. God poured out His rich blessing upon them because they honored Him. "Then that honor Me I will honor, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed" (1. Samuel 2:30).
Liberty itself comes from God. "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord" (Psalm 33:12). As Abraham Lincoln resolved, in his immortal Gettysburg address, "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom." We have wandered far from the God of our fathers. Perhaps the "Great Emancipator" did not realize it, but he put his finger upon the only way back to God – by a new birth!
"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3). This is the spiritual rebirth that every one of us needs, of God.' Bud God wants to give us His gift of eternal life, for "the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23).
But this great gift is only available through God's Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who paid for our sins with His own blood on the cross of Calvary. "But as many as received Him (Christ), to them He gave the power to become the children of God" ( John 1:12). "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed" (John 8:36). "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shall be saved" (Acts 16:31). He wants to be your Saviour – today.
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