The People In Congress Are Different From You And Me

From Washington Times editor emeritus Wesley Pruden:

“Congressmen (and women), with due apologies to F. Scott Fitzgerald, are different from you and me. Privilege makes them soft where life teaches the prudent to be hard, cynical where their constituents must be trustful. The congressional entitlement to privilege, wrought not by talent or inheritance but by legislation, explains the typical congressman’s blindness to tint and deafness to tone, revealed in the angry ‘town hall’ confrontations over health care legislation. Instead of reassuring frightened constituents, Democratic congressmen (and women) denounce the voters who sent them to Washington as Nazis, Brown Shirts and the ‘un-American.’ Harry Reid, the leader of the Senate Democrats, calls the critics ‘evil-mongers.’ Congress is dead to anything outside the bubble it has created for itself. … The rage at the town halls is particularly irksome because congressmen are not accustomed to anyone talking back to them.”

General Timothy Pickering On Christianity

General Timothy Pickering

Timothy Pickering was a Revolutionary War General; Ratifier of the US Constitution; Postmaster General under President George Washington; Secretary of War under Presidents Washington and John Adams; and Secretary of State under President John Adams. The following quotes reflect his Christian beliefs:

“Pardon, we beseech Thee, all our offences of omission and commission; and grant that in all our thoughts, words, and actions, we may conform to Thy known will manifested in our consciences and in the revelations of Jesus Christ, our Savior.”

“[W]e do not grieve as those who have no… resurrection to a life immortal. Here the believers in Christianity manifest their superior advantages, for life and immortality were brought to light by the gospel of Jesus Christ [II Timothy 1:10]. Prior to that revelation even the wisest and best of mankind were involved in doubt and they hoped, rather than believed, that the soul was immortal.”

Can A Nation Expect God’s Blessing?

Quoting George Washington:

“The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained.”

 

The Benefits Of The Westminster Catechism

Written by Chad V:

Most people in the church today are not used to using catechisms in their personal study or in the teaching of biblical doctrine to their children. . . .

It is an excellent tool for teaching Christian theology. Protestant churches have used catechisms for centuries. Many pastors have written their own catechisms for the instruction of their churches. Martin Luther is most notable for being among the first Protestants to do so. . . .

For those who are opposed to catechisms I hope that this new series on Old Truth will change your mind and that you will discover that a catechism can be an excellent way to teach biblical doctrine and is especially useful in (but not limited to) the instruction of children. I’ve included a couple of verses of scripture along with each question and answer. While no doctrine can be exhaustively taught with just one or two scripture references, they are a good place to start. . . .

Q. 1. What is man’s chief end?

A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and enjoy to him forever.

Ecc 12:13-14 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

1 Cor 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Q. 2. What rule has God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?

A. The word of God, which is contained in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him.

2 Tim 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

1 John 1:3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

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