Important Biblical Principles from Our Nation's Origin
politics, american, religion, history
July 22 , 2004
When we say that our nation was founded upon Biblical principles, we are referring to specific Biblical principles that our Founding Fathers wrote and spoke about as they shaped our nation and its government. A few of these principles are:
1. God is sovereign over nations -- God establishes nations for a purpose and accordingly nations are accountable to God.
2. God created mankind and mankind's basic rights (life, liberty, etc) come from God alone -- not from government nor any other human institution...therefore, not only are nations accountable to a sovereign God but so are individuals.
3. The morality of the Bible (teachings of Jesus, Paul, the Ten Commandments, etc...) is the best source of law for organizing a society and for ensuring a prosperous culture for future generations.
4. Biblical principles and their definitions of right and wrong are absolute, God's Word never changes.
5. All of mankind is born sinful because of Adam's original sin, and when left to his own devices man will tend towards evil.