THE PURSUIT of LIFE

THE PURSUIT of LIFE:

As we close in on the election of the next President of the United States of America, here are some thoughts to mull over, deliberate, and ponder.

Twelve years before the ratification The Constitution of the United States of America (1788) we had another important document - The Declaration of Independence (1776). The Declaration contains none of the grossly misconstrued “separation of church and state” drivel and blather that exists in the minds of the gloriously ignorant today.

The philosophical intent of “separation” was to keep a state church (e.g. Church of England) from dictating government policy. It was never intended to expel the sacred from the secular and create a synthetically fatalistic rift between faith in humanity’s Creator and God’s gift of government.

If your initial reaction is to dismiss such cogitation as religious poppycock - then consider the words of our Declaration:

“and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them...” and furthermore “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Our forefathers thought it important enough to introduce God as the Author and Sovereign of nature, wisdom, and in fact human government.

Immediately following “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” we read “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…”

What we’ve completely lost sight of is that the Declaration of Independence was written to articulate that:

1) There are undeniable “Law’s of Nature”

2) God is the author and Sovereign over Nature and these “self-evident” Laws

3) God is the Creator of humanity - the pinnacle and purpose of God’s creation

4) God has endowed humanity with “certain unalienable Rights”

5) The purpose of government is to “secure these rights” endowed to humanity by God

6) Governments derive their “just powers” from the consent of the governed

The hierarchy depicted within the Declaration of Independence is that of: God over Nature, Nature’s laws of wisdom and truth governing humanity, and human government deriving its powers from the consent of those created by God and governed by God’s Law.

Our Forefathers were not oriented in their faith toward Islam or Judaism. They were not Jehovah’s Witnesses (1870’s), Mormons (1830’s), Christian Scientists (1875), or New Age practitioners (1970’s). In fact, as David Barton notes, “29 of the 56 signers of the Declaration held what are today considered seminary or Bible school degrees, and many others of the signers were bold and outspoken in their personal Christian faith.”

It was this very Christian God of nature, wisdom, and government to whom our Forefathers ascribed our “certain unalienable rights… Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and the very purpose and responsibility of government to “secure these rights” and self-evident truths, which were endowed to us by our Creator.

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As the election approaches we are faced with two atrocious choices. On one hand we have Donald Trump - someone whose transparency reveals genuine flaws in judgment, but also someone who upholds the basic ideas of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

On the other hand we have Hillary Clinton - someone whose lack of transparency (email scandals, treason, and numerous deaths of associates and rivals), and support of abortion reveals fatalistic flaws in judgment, morality, and ethics, -AND- someone who, in fact, does not understand or believe that government derives its powers from the governed, i.e. those who are endowed with certain unalienable rights by our Creator, including LIFE, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

This article isn’t about Clinton or Trump. This article is a wake-up call to America and Americans. When we deny the very existence and sovereignty of our Creator and expel Him from the government He so graciously provided for our benefit in order to provide us with Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness - is it any wonder that we have found ourselves bereft of them?

God expelled humanity from Eden’s garden for their rebellion, but gave us a promise of hope in Christ who came to earth to restore life, liberty, and happiness.

We’ve subsequently expelled God from America, embraced atheism and autonomy, and rejected the Bible, it’s inspiration and authority; yet we have the audacity and sheer arrogance to ask, “If God exists - why is there evil in the world.”

The problem, and in fact the solution, is clear, “Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom's instruction.” -Proverbs 29:18

The pursuit of life is a self-evident gift and unalienable right endowed to us by our Creator. God, our Creator, is therefore the linchpin, foundation, keystone, and anchor that holds it all together. That’s what our Forefathers banked on and blessed us with in their writings.

We’ve utterly rejected Him while indignantly demanding and selfishly consuming His blessings.

“Why is there evil in the world?” Indeed.

Blessings,

-Kevin M. Kelley

aMostUnlikelyDisciple.com