STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

4/15/2018 ~ Presidential Quotes 5

♔   PresidentialQuotesPM5.mp3 (43m 51s)   PresidentialQuotesAboutGod5.pptx Darkness is like a bad tooth rotting from the inside out. If we abandon principles in truth, we condemn all that precedes after us. 7. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) “That book [Bible], sir, is the Rock on which our Republic rests.” “As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of person and property, liberty of conscience, and of the press, it will be worth defending.” Freedom has risen out of ages of oppression  Worth Defending:            ● Rights of Person and Property              ● Liberty of conscience                      ↳ and of press “From the earliest ages of history to the present day there have never been thirteen millions of people associated in one political body who enjoyed so much freedom and happiness as the people of these United States. You have no longer any cause to fear dangers from abroad ... It is from within, among yourselves - from cupidity, from corruption, from disappointed ambition and inordinate thirst for power - that factions will be formed and liberty endangered ...” Freedom is only free when concern for others is the Bond Endangered liberty is from within:            ● Cupidity (Greedy Meanness)            ● Corruption            ● Disappointed ambition            ● Inordinate thirst for power "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. ..." ~ Mark 7:20-23 Freedom is in the power of heart to overcome. “Every man is equally entitled to protection by law. But when the laws undertake to add... artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gratuities, and exclusive privileges—to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful— the humble members of society—the farmers, mechanics, and laborers, who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injusticeof their government.” “But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.” “I am one of those who do not believe that a national debt is a national blessing, but rather a curse to a republic; inasmuch as it is calculated to raise around the administration a moneyed aristocracy dangerous to the liberties of the country.” “The bold effort the present (central) bank had made to control the government ... are but premonitions of the fate that await the American people should they be deluded into a perpetuation of this institution or the establishment of another like it.” “You are a den of vipers. I intend to rout you out and by the Eternal God I will rout you out. If the people only understood the rank injustice of our money and banking system, there would be a revolution before morning.” “I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office.” “It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” “Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from the infancy of our Republic unto the present day, that He will so overrule all my intentions and actions and inspire the hearts of my fellow-citizens that we may be preserved from dangers of all kinds and continue forever a united and happy people.” ... The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. ~ James 5:16 “Go to the Scriptures... the joyful promises it contains will be a balsam to all your troubles.” "The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. ..." ~ Matthew 13:38-42 ... when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it." ~ Matthew 13:43-46 By desire a soul declares its’ own destiny. Rather would one have the world’s substance on an empty plate, or should an intoxicating heavenly wonder fill the spirit from beyond? The path to freedom is found in the miracles of God. 8. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) "There is a power in public opinion in this country - and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers - which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens." “The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.” Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. ~ James 4:7 Free people can only remain free if morally responsible. Immorality increases corruption and enslaves all to servitude under despair, as the ages have told. Citizens relinquish their unity to being powerless subjects. "All forms of religion have united for the first time to diffuse charity and piety, because for the first time in the history of nations all have been totally untrammeled and absolutely free." Railroad carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of fifteen miles per hour by engines which, in addition to endangering life and limb of passengers, roar and snort their way through the countryside, setting fire to the crops, scaring the livestock, and frightening women and children. The Almighty certainly never intended that people should travel at such break-neck speed. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, ... ~ 2nd Peter 3:9 “I only look to the gracious protection of the Divine Being whose strengthening support I humbly solicit, and whom I fervently pray to look down upon us all. May it be among the dispensations of His Providence to bless our beloved country with honors and with length of days; may her ways beways of pleasantness, and all her paths be peace.” “It affords me sincere pleasure to be able to apprise you of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to their new homes west of the Mississippi.” Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. ~ 1st Peter 5:8 “The atonement of Jesus Christ is the only remedy and rest for my soul.” "To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him." ~ Daniel 9:9 Though men warn men of impending perils, fathers to sons, they heed not. God’s call goes out, and for those that refuse to hear will have their very lives to pay, as retribution will have her justice. The plagues of man’s failings endanger those freedoms hard sought for, throughout the ages, where all desire for life. History can stage various views depending upon the ideals of those reporting. It is said that history is written by the victors. That which is obvious paints many unknown corridors left to the shadows of the past, where God alone will judge the merits of a soul. Every day at almost all moments hearts cry out for freedom from bondage. A hope where sanctuaries would prevail over the collapsing chaos of fear and widespread derision. Surely, peace is taken from a people when their disgust blinds them from feeling those things most important in expressing whole spiritual family lives; God, family, and country. Unspeakable sadness comes when desperation utterly befalls a land; broken hearts littering a selfishly dominated realm hiding from the love that has driven souls to achieve more. Unity embraces purposes of heart. Strength of truth and or spiritual fortitude is not something that remains isolated among those chasms of confusion where anger thrusts in the oblivion that destroys us. Love lost is a person and or people most pitiful. Honesty is the amazement of love. A nation cannot survive on less. Do our monuments look forward or are they frozen in times past, swept into the illusions of prior grandeur? When graves beset what is gone, the church is on the horizon as the last victory residing in all faithful that adhere to those higher true ways of God. Civilizations that reach out climbing for morally more define the depth and riches bequeathed to the inheritance of what their cherished children hold dear. ~ Ron Bert "Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted." ~ Matthew 5:4 Who mourns for all those sons gone before forgotten by man? God Almighty hands out grace to all ● The Bible holds values that built America’s Republic ● Civil rights & liberty of conscious is worth defending ● In-house corruption & abuse of power defeats all ● Pompous elitists steal social tranquility ● National debt imprisons liberty to servitude ● Federal banking shackles honest business ● Bribes and scheming politicians sour nobility ● Pray God He protects us uniting our rejoicing hearts ● It is scripture that frees a soul from troubles ● Public opinion impacts accountability on who govern ● Traditions and opinions can blur clear truth ● Ignorance and bigotry embrace mortal mistakes ● Atonement in Christ is a soul’s only real rest His Forgiveness humbles all genuine hearts. Darkness is when the light of God is taken away.