11/03/2024
"Our forefathers in the faith did not retreat from involvement in society and politics.They did not turn civil government, the making, enforcement, and adjudication of laws , over to Satan and those who serve him. They did not surrender the ministry of civil government to those who are in rebellion against God.Instead, they sought to base civil government and law upon the truth. They understood that God is the Lord of history who rules the lives of nations by His divine providence , and that He is in authority over our nation as well as over all others.They knew that our nation's civil government and law must be based upon God's law and principles of justice if we are to enjoy His blessings upon our land and people. They comprehended that all men are sinners , and that man's sinful nature has particularly destructive consequences when it is allowed to vent itself through the power of civil government.They understood that true religion ( Christianity), virtue, and liberty are inseparably united, and that liberty cannot long be preserved in the absence of virtue among the people and their representatives . As the record compiled and presented by BF Morris ( the book this quote from the foreword, written by Archie P Jones, PH.D. Was taken from )makes clear, they designed and conducted our civil governments accordingly.( Excerpts from the book,The Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States, by Benjamin F. Morris, written over a hundred and sixty years ago)