INDEPENDENCE DAY

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Sunday, July 5, 2020

  Job chapters 32 thru 41; 36:11-12 … obey not the Lord … die without knowledge

  Hosea chapter 4; verse 6, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

  John_8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

  Typed “Independence Day” into Wikipedia and discovered listing of nearly 140 nations, islands et al under that heading (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day ), ours, the USA celebration, of course being listed under July 4, 1776 when some of our forefathers declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. I say “some of our forefathers” in order to be more accurate than the usual inclusive sounding unity presenting “our forefathers”.

  As I continue reading USA history, I see that our colonial forefathers were no more united than we politically today. How humorous it is to believe that our colonial ancestors were all pro-independence patriots! Or that those that were, was all stout honorable Christians of lofty Biblical character. (One founder is said to have spent more time hot tubbing and sleeping with French women than negotiating with French leaders.)

  As in all wars of independence there were patriot loyalists to the Crown, patriot secessionists, political opportunists on both sides, mercenary “for profit” soldiers and merchants, along with the usual quislings. Then there were the outright vandals, robbers, rapists, murderers, local clan and territory fighters, conveniently operating under the guise and cover of the chaos of war.

  There is today increasing number suffering paucity of knowledge beyond 4th of July as a time of barbecues, water balloon fights, ball games, and fireworks.

  But is this not also typical of Christianity, with the lack of balanced comprehensive life-applicable knowledge and wisdom from The Word that alone may provide authentic freedom?

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