Islam oppresses, Jesus frees
–Pastor Ward Clinton
–Pastor Ward Clinton
–Pastor Ward Clinton
–Pastor Ward Clinton
What This Supreme Court Justice Ruled About Christianity in 1799 Isn’t Taught in Public Schools Today, but it should be.
http://conservativetribune.com/supreme-court…/…
Samuel Chase was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and served on the U.S. Supreme Court. While not as famous as some of his contemporaries, he’s still important for a number of reasons.
One of them, a ruling in a 1799 Supreme Court case, will drive liberals nuts. Needless to say, you’re not going to hear about this ruling in public schools.
Back when Supreme Court justices would also serve on lower courts, Chase would write the opinion for the Massachusetts Supreme Court case of M’Creery’s Lessee v. Allender.
The case involved whether an Irish immigrant by the name of Thomas M’Creery had become a naturalized U.S. citizen and whether he was eligible to leave his estate to a relative in Ireland.
“Thomas M’Creery, in order to become … naturalized according to the Act of Assembly … on the 30th of September, 1795, took the oath … before the Honorable Samuel Chase, Esquire, then being the Chief Judge of the State of Maryland … and did then and there receive from the said Chief Judge, a certificate thereof. … ‘Maryland; I, Samuel Chase, Chief Judge of the State of Maryland, do hereby certify all whom it may concern, that … personally appeared before me Thomas M’Creery, and did repeat and subscribe a declaration of his belief in the Christian Religion, and take the oath required by the Act of Assembly of this State, entitled, An Act for Naturalization,’” Chase’s opinion read.
Not only that, in another 1799 case — Runkel v. Winemiller — Chase opined that Christianity was America’s established religion.
“Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people. By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty,” he wrote (H/T WND).
Chase’s words are generally ignored by liberals, and for good reason. It completely destroys their myth of church and state separation.
However, that does not mean we can’t remind them of Samuel Chase’s bold statement about Christianity’s place in American life, especially since he was not the only signer to assure us of the significance of the Christian religion in the formation of these United States.
Sadly, too many Christians are ill-informed of the truths surrounding the development and formation of this great nation. The progressive/liberals fear Christians being properly informed as they know in their heart-of-hearts that could completely upset their godless, self-empowering agenda but God will not be mocked. God is the one responsible for the quick rise to greatness America was able to achieve and victories in spite of incredible odds, and now, in America’s collective turning of its back on the Creator we have set ourselves up for a great destruction. In a fashion similar to the way in which He punished Israel in the past for breaking covenant with Him, He may use a nation “more wicked than ourselves” to inflict punishment.
Perhaps it is not too late for 2nd Chronicles 7:14
But
The time is NOW
– Pastor Ward
God sent a warning to America and her Christians via the 9-11-2001 attack and for a brief moment He seemed to have gotten our attention. For the most part, however, that only lasted about three weeks. There have been a few more warnings since. Judgment is coming upon us if there is not a real, genuine repentance and Awakening…a Great Awakening.
In the days after 9-11-2001 Americans flocked to houses of worship to implore God’s blessing on the nation. Some thought it could be the beginning of a national revival, a massive return to God. But it lasted about three weeks. There was no revival. There was no repentance. And without repentance there could be no revival. In the years after 9/11 America’s moral and spiritual apostasy only increased in intensity, depth, and speed. – Jonathan Cahn, The Mystery of the Shemitah, Frontline publishers (c) 2014, pg 137
As we approach the 14th anniversary of the worst terror attack on America, so far, we probably should take a moment to reflect. Was it a warning? What can we do to prevent something worse? Why did it happen? Does God care?
Shortly after the planes flew into the towers Anne Graham Lotz, actually the following Thursday, was interviewed for CBS’s “Early Show” by Jane Clayson and was asked, “…how could God let this happen.” She, quite appropriately and correctly replied:
“I say God is also angry when he sees something like this. I would say also for several years now Americans in a sense have shaken their fist at God and said, God, we want you out of our schools, our government, our business, we want you out of our marketplace. And God, who is a gentleman, has just quietly backed out of our national and political life, our public life. Removing his hand of blessing and protection. We need to turn to God first of all and say, God, we’re sorry we have treated you this way and we invite you now to come into our national life. We put our trust in you. We have ‘trust in God’ on our coins, we need to practice it.”
Now it would be all too easy to claim that the whole reason God has been removing the hedge of protection from America is because of the pagans in our midst and their misbehavior. On the other hand … 2nd Chronicles 7:14 says: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” “If My people,” not someone else’s people, but the Kingdom kids.
Many countries around the world still consider America to be a “Christian” country, although that number is dwindling as they observe our collective behavior. We have almost completely lost our moral compass and, unless we find it, we are going to lose our civilization; we are well into losing it already. Generally speaking, Christendom in the west has largely become a mass of pagans masquerading as Christians. The enemy of our souls is quite happy about that.
It is, therefore, time for us Christians to face up to our responsibility to reestablish the moral compass of our nation. We have been letting the PC crowd bully us into silence by misquoting Scripture and accusing us of intolerance while they refuse to tolerate our beliefs and ideas.
We have been hoping that they would awaken to the folly of their ways and join us as we meander around in the pathway of righteousness.
There are some Christians who are, in fact, pursuing the path of righteousness. But God is calling all Christians to completely consecrate themselves and commit to following His pathway wholeheartedly. Those on the left are not His people and they are not going to comprehend that fact until they see most, if not all, Christians start acting in accordance with God’s command to be holy and wholly committed unto Him and His ways. Repentance and revival are for the Kingdom Kids first and foremost; revival can only happen amongst the Kingdom Kids. When that happens then there can be a Great Awakening, the likes of which gave birth to our once God-blessed nation.
The agnostic and atheist alike are not going to be impressed or awakened to their need to join us in the pursuit of holiness until they see us truly become imitators of the Christ as we have been called to be. We need this to happen so that God will be able to bless us once again rather than pour out the judgment that will come if we do not heed His warning calls.
Pastor Ward Clinton
“God is angry with the wicked every day” (Psalm 7:11), “They are everyday doing that which is provoking to Him, and He resents it, and treasures it up ‘against the day of wrath.’ As His mercies are new every morning towards His people, so His anger is new every morning against the wicked, upon the fresh occasions given for it by their renewed transgressions. God is angry with the wicked even in the merriest and most prosperous of their days, even in the days of their devotion; for, if they be suffered [permitted] to prosper, it is in wrath; if they pray, their very prayers are an abomination. The wrath of God abides upon them (John 3:36) and continual additions are made to it.” (Matthew Henry, Electronic Version, E-sword)
“If He turn not, He will whet His sword” (Psalm 7:12) “What blows are those which will be dealt by that long uplifted arm! God’s sword has been sharpening upon the revolving stone of our daily wickedness, and if we will not repent, it will speedily cut us to pieces. Turn or burn is the sinner’s alternative.” – C.H.Spurgeon
The destruction of the person at odds with God is assured; however, practically everyone is aware of the “grace note”. God takes no pleasure in the destruction of those deemed wicked. Therefore, even in the midst of the threatening of the wrath of God upon disobedient persons He holds forth the possibility that with repentance the reconciliation between man and God can take place.
“In Adam all die” (1st Corinthians 15:22)
“For since death is through man, the resurrection of the dead also is through a Man.” (1st Corinthians 15:21)
“Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Me.” (John 14:6)
“Sin is man’s declaration of independence of God” – Anon
“Our lives are a manifestation of what we think about God.” – ibid
“Before God can deliver us we must undeceive ourselves.” – St Augustine
“True repentance is to cease from sin.” – St Ambrose
“Born once, die twice; born twice, die once.” – Unknown
“There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘Alright, then, have it your way.’” – C. S. Lewis
Theologians whom I have a good deal of respect for have spoken of a point of grace to which all Christians are called to abide in that is as high above ordinary Christian living as ordinary Christian living is above the strictly secular state. Some of them did not openly subscribe to John Wesley’s way of understanding of the holy Scripture but they still acknowledged, in their own way, that all Christians are called to holy living in this life in the pursuit of purity which honors our Savior.
Generally speaking, Christian dominion in the west has largely become a mass of pagans masquerading as Christians.
Pagans who are openly pagan seem to be more aware of those Christian’s spiritually powerless condition than they are and, of course, the pagans gleefully use every opportunity to cast all of Christendom in a bad light. Therefore, it is all the more important for all Christians to check themselves and make sure we are correctly connecting to the power which is found with the Spirit of God and pursuing purity which is our high and holy calling.
Most low-level Christians (Pagans masquerading as Christians) have no idea that they have lost their moorings, are not connected to the power source which can make them godly, and are drifting further and further away. Attempts to warn them often illicit hostile reactions rather than repentance. We find that there is a tendency towards the worse a person becomes, spiritually speaking, the less he tends to be aware of that fact. It is not unlike when frostbite and the process of freezing to death begins to settle in that the feeling of warmth replaces the uncomfortable sensitivities. Many a person who has frozen to death has been found to have tossed aside most of the protective gear and clothing shortly before death occurs.
God sent warnings to America and her Christians via the 9-11-2001 attack and for a brief moment He seemed to have gotten our attention. For the most part, it lasted about three weeks. There have been a few more warnings since. Judgment is coming upon us if there is not a real, genuine repentance and Awakening.
It appears that we have completely lost our moral compass and, unless we find it, we are going to lose our civilization; we are well into losing our civilization already.
Alarmist? I hope so but I fear not.
Our situation is not yet hopeless, but it is quickly approaching that point.
Oh? I’m supposed to be preaching “Positive Mental Attitude”?
Funny…That is NOT what God told me to preach. I was instructed, as was every other preacher who was actually commissioned by God, to preach His Scriptural truths, not what man wants to hear. (Unless that man actually desires to hear from God.)
If you do not like it, then you may call “1-800- TELL GOD” and see what that gets you.
(Be forewarned: you might not like His response, but He is God; you ain’t.)
J.C. Ryle listed seven characteristics of the messengers during the Great Awakening of the eighteenth century:
These awakeners continually cried, “No fruit, no grace.”
We must learn that God is holy. If we are to experience the manifest presence of God’s glory; we must repent. When Isaiah saw the glory of God in the Temple, he was driven to brokenness, confession, and repentance. Too many in the West desire to know the manifest love of God without the manifest holiness of God. We have lost the message of true repentance. Now the church in the West is the sleeping Giant. Alarms have been sounded but there seems to be no great or even general awakening; if it doesn’t begin soon the giant may die in its sleep.
Let us pray
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