STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

10/25/2020 ~ Presidential Quotes 32

♔   PresidentialQuotesAM32.mp3 (37m 15s)   PresidentialQuotesAboutGod32.pptx Darkness holds flightless arrows. The key to feeling is knowing ignorance. 40. Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) “Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot. The damn thing is, I've never felt better in my life.” Wisdom is with aged men, And with length of days, understanding. ~ Job 12:12 The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness. ~ Proverbs 16:31 ... if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. ~ Psalms 90:10 “You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly. So you learn. You put things in perspective. You pull your energies together. You change. You go forward. My fellow Americans, I have a great deal that I want to accomplish with you and for you over the next two years. And, the Lord willing, that's exactly what I intend to do.” ... forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, ... ~ Philippians 3:13-14 No hold like heaven's light                        God in Christ Jesus                             ↑                Prize of the upward call                        ⭧             Toward the goal                 ⭧      Reaching forward ahead          ⭧   Forgetting those things behind “I believe with all my heart that standing up for America means standing up for the God who has so blessed our land.” “America needs God more than God needs America. If we ever forget that we are One Nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” “Our National Motto - 'In God We Trust' - was not chosen lightly. It reflects a basic recognition that there is a divine authority in the universe to which this nation owes homage.” Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. ~ Proverbs 3:5-6 “We believe faith and freedom must be our guiding stars, for they show us truth, they make us brave, give us hope, and leave us wiser than we were.” Universal Truths never alter    Faith and Freedom:                           → Show us truth                           → Make us brave                           → Give us hope                           → Leave us wiser    “The struggle now going on for the world will never be decided by bombs or rockets, by armies or military might. The real crisis we face today is a spiritual one; at the root, it is a test of moral will and faith.” “Of the many influences that have shaped the United States into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible.” “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.” “Indeed, it is an indisputable fact that all the complex and horrendous questions confronting us at home and worldwide have their answer in that single book [the Bible].” “The Bible can touch our hearts, order our minds, refresh our souls.” In the darkness the dance of light calls come home           Order our             minds           The Bible                                                   Touch    Refresh                    our hearts     our souls “Inside the Bible’s pages lie all the answers to all the problems man has ever known. It is my firm belief that the enduring values presented in its pages have a great meaning for each of us and for our nation. The Bible can touch our hearts, order our minds, and refresh our souls. I hope Americans will read and study the Bible.” “Either [Jesus] was what he said he was or he was the world's greatest liar. It is impossible for me to believe a liar or charlatan could have had the effect on mankind that he has had for 2000 years. We could ask, would even the greatest of liars carry his lie through the crucifixion, when a simple confession would have saved him? ... Did he allow us the choice... to believe in his teaching but reject his statements about his own identity?” ... If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. ~ 1st Corinthians 15:17-19 “Sometimes when I'm faced with an atheist, I am tempted to invite him to the greatest gourmet dinner that one could ever serve, and when we have finished eating that magnificent dinner, to ask him if he believes there's a cook.” “God's miracles are to be found in nature itself; the wind and waves, the wood that becomes a tree - all of these are explained biologically, but behind them is the hand of God.” “Hope remains the highest reality, the age-old power.” ... who according to His abundant mercy has beggotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ ... ~ 1st Peter 1:3-5 No wind can move the truth from its' pillar   To be revealed in the last time          ⮡  Through faith for salvation                 ● Kept by the power of God                 ● Reserved in heaven for you ⮢      Through the resurrection of Jesus Christ   ↑ An inheritance that does not fade To a living hope ↑ Begotten us again According to His abundant mercy “Our liberty springs from and depends upon an abiding faith in God.” Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. ~ 2nd John 1:9 America was founded by people who believe that God was their rock of safety. I recognize we must be cautious in claiming that God is on our side, but I think it's all right to keep asking if we're on His side.” “There is no foundation like the rock of honesty and fairness, and when you begin to build your life on that rock, with the cement of the faith in God that you have, then you have a real start.” He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become known. ~ Proverbs10:9 “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things, He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” In troubled times He is the rock all should seek ● Each of us can accomplish more than we are able ● Standing up for God magnifies the blessings ● God is more important to us than can be calculated ● One can not achieve a greater wisdom without Him ● Wars and weapons will never resolve peace of heart ● The Bible includes solutions to all man’s difficulties ● Those missing the teachings of the Bible loose much   ● Jesus came to expose truth for all to know God ● Atheists can never shine upon infinite truth ● Voiced in nature is undeniable presence of God ● Freedom is inspired from God’s desire for us ● God’s rock only comes to those faithful in Him ● Those who lead inspire others to be greater Many scream of getting older yet birth is ahead “Our nation will prosper or decline in direct proportion to our selection of leaders who are guided by the Holy Spirit. If we fail to select Godly leaders our destiny will surely be as that of the Roman Empire.” When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. ~ Proverbs 29:2 “We are never defeated unless we give up on God.” “We in the United States, above all, must remember that lesson, for we were founded as a nation of openness to people of all beliefs. And so we must remain. Our very unity has been strengthened by our pluralism. We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are, and must remain, separate. All are free to believe or not believe, all are free to practice a faith or not, and those who believe are free, and should be free, to speak of and act on their belief.” “To those who cite the first amendment as reason for excluding God from more and more of our institutions and everyday life, may I just say: The first amendment of the Constitution was not written to protect the people of this country from religious values; it was written to protect religious values from government tyranny. . . . But now we're told our children have no right to pray in school. Nonsense. The pendulum has swung too far toward intolerance against genuine religious freedom. It is time to redress the balance.” Looking at the truth saves souls while man lies The first amendment of the Constitution  Written to protect the people of this country        To protect religious values →    From    → Government tyranny         ... not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 4:2-4 “I know that it is often difficult to stand up for one's beliefs when they are being harshly challenged. But as one who has seen many challenges over a long lifetime, I can assure you that personal faith and conviction are strengthened, not weakened, in adversity.” “The constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying; its declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray.” Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; ... ~ Colossians 4:2 “When our Founding Fathers passed the First Amendment, they sought to protect churches from government interference. They never intended to construct a wall of hostility between government and the concept of religious belief itself.” “There is a fundamental difference between separation of church and state and denying the spiritual heritage of this country. Inscribed on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. are Jefferson's words, 'The God Who gave us life gave us liberty -- can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?'” “I believe that the most essential element of our defense of freedom is our insistence on speaking out for the cause of religious liberty.” “The frustrating thing is that those who are attacking religion claim they are doing it in the name of tolerance, freedom and open-mindedness. Question: Isn't the real truth that they are intolerant of religion? They refuse to tolerate its importance in our lives.” “Without God, there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience... without God, there is a coarsening of the society; without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.” “Politics and morality are inseparable. And as morality's foundation is religion, religion and politics are necessarily related. We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect, and our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.” “God, the source of all knowledge, should never have been expelled from our children's classrooms.” For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; ... ~ Proverbs 2:6-7 “If we get the federal government out of the classroom, maybe we'll get God back in.” “The First Continental Congress made its first act a prayer, the beginning of a great tradition. We have then a lesson from the founders of our land. That lesson is clear: That in the winning of freedom and in the living of life, the first step is prayer.” “We seek a constitutional amendment to permit voluntary school prayer. God should never have been expelled from America's classrooms in the first place.” Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. ~ 1st Thessalonians 5:16-19 “God...should never have been expelled from America's schools. As we struggle to teach our children...we dare not forget that our civilization was built by men and women who placed their faith in a loving God. If Congress can begin each day with a moment of prayer...so then can our sons and daughters.” When a people lose touch with their divine connection to the authority that has brought us the presence of autonomous life, they abandon the principles of why we are; to love and know love as free souls. No quantum computer will ever know love where many intellectuals drown without true knowledge. Knowledge in itself does not deliver wisdom where God resides. Facts will never reveal the dreams that will build tomorrow. Children can only truly rise by knowing His truths  ●  Without godly leaders quarrels will lead to defeat  ●  Belief is a quest to know God in hope of life  ●  Convoluted laws expose man’s evil against God  ●  Conviction to God is strengthened in our weakness  ●  Constitutional rights were written to protect faith  ●  Our Government is to protect church not eliminate it     ●  If we abandon God’s gift of life death is next  ●  Continuing to speak of God ensures freedom  ●  Without God our social system of life will collapse  ●  It is an abomination to deny prayer to our children  ●  Prayer is a unremovable tradition of national favor  ●  Tragic is prayer being expelled from public schools  ●  The best solution for youthful respect is God In times of distress all hope for leadership. God willing a new generation will rise faithful to His ways Darkness cannot see the tears it sheds.