Conservatives are upset that when President Obama read the Gettysburg Address for Ken Burns he did not include the phrase “under God.” Actually, I’m glad Mr. Burns had President Obama read the original written address and not a later edited version. More about this in a moment.
God was not in the Battle of Gettysburg or the Civil War, and America is not “under God” today since a nation is known by its “fruit” and not by its confession alone:
“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits” (Matt. 7:16–20).
So tell me, what type of “fruit” is our Congress growing? Good or bad?
In one sense, every nation is “under God” in that God is the judge of every nation. To be “under God” once meant to be under God’s moral scrutiny. Those who signed the Declaration of Independence appealed “to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of [their] intentions.” The word “rectitude” means morally right behavior. The founders called on God to judge whether what they were doing was right or wrong. God, not man, was the ultimate judge.
Read more at http://godfatherpolitics.com/13373/obama-right-thing-saying-god/#V3uU8gxMjquYKdSM.99
No comments:
Post a Comment