NKJV Acts 5:29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.”

“The Declaration of Independence was written as a proclamation to the world of the fledgling American nation’s reasons for separating from England. But while the Declaration gives a detailed list of legal offenses that England had left unresolved, the Founders saw these as more than isolated wrongs! These were part of a pre-determined plan to strip away their religious liberties and set up the ‘King’s Church’ to rule over their hearts and souls to enslave them! Faced with such prospects, the Declaration stated that the American colonists were set to defend ‘the laws of nature and of natures God”---regardless of what some may say, these were words that defined the principle upon which the Founders stood! Believe it or not, it was the CHURCHES---(particularly the New England ministers) that became the primary source that stirred the fires of liberty, telling the colonists that the English government was usurping their God-given rights, and the King and Parliament were violating the laws of God! From pulpits all across the colonies, ministers recruited troops and strengthened them in battle with patriotic sermons! These ministers knew the Bible placed great emphasis on due submission to civil authorities (Romans 13), they noted there are also many passages that approve resistance to ungodly authority! One piece of Scripture they relied heavily on was Acts 5:29! In the Founders Christian worldview, obedience to God took precedence over COUNTRY or GOVERNMENT, with their primary allegiance to the Lord Jesus Christ! Christians today must be just as united! This battle will not be fought and won with guns and ammo! Christians are strongest when they fight on their knees in fervent prayer to our Lord! Come join us here at FBC Fort Scott!

                                                                                            Go & Grow with God,

                                                                                             Pastor Tim