Election Advice from 200 yrs ago?

"It is alleged by men of loose principles, or defective views of the subject, that religion and morality are not necessary or important qualifications for political station. When a citizen gives his vote to a man of immorality, he abuses his civic responsibilty. He sacrifices not only his own interest but that of his neighbor, and he betrays the interest of his country."

"If the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompetent men will be appointed to execute the Laws; the public revenues will be squandered on unworthy men; and the rights of the citizen will be violated or disregarded."

"In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate - look to his character."

quotes are from Noah Webster (1758 – 1843)

Library Website Is Up And Running

The Library located at     https://bibleswordfinal.neocities.org/     is up and running!

I will not declare it completed because there may always be something to be added.

The Bible can be seen as three parts:

the Past (Creation and Biblical Historical accounts)

the Present (How we are to live this life as followers of Christ)

the Future (What is to be expected for the future)

The third portion was the focus of  the LIBRARY website. 

The second portion will be the focus of the next project: The EPISTLE

Why should I Submit?

 Believers will go to the altar and kneel in “submission” to God Almighty to place requests at His feet.

What happens after leaving the Altar and coming face to face with someone else and not being able to “kneel in submission”?

How easy it is to kneel in submission to the God of the Universe with whom there is no physical contact but the spouse standing next to you cannot obtain that same submission!

Believers are quick to tell someone that they do not deserve that same respect.  God wants to ask a question.  Did I not make them as I made you?  If they do not deserve it, then why should you?  If you cannot submit to one another, why should I look upon your selfish attempt to kneel at my altar as being anything more than an attempt to be a show before man!  You Hypocrite, even the Pharisee did a better job of role playing…

Where does God fit into all this?

Man does not submit to God.  He thumbs his nose up in defiance. He has the power to stand on his own two feet. Every man also has his own opinion.  The only thing important in this world is to make that opinion known to the world.

Women do not submit to men. They defy the direction and leading of their husbands and fathers in order to stand on their own two feet and to make their opinions heard.

Children do not submit to their parents.  They watch fathers not submitting, they watch mothers not submitting.  What are we expecting them to learn?  We model REBELLION and complain when the children rebel. What are they going to do? Submit to parental authority? Submit to God’s Authority?

Then the cycle begins all over yet again.  Those children grow physically into adults having learned nothing regarding submission. Each cycle producing a generation further away from God than the previous one.

Why is there an expectation that they will eventually submit to the authority of God?