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.
These are the words articulated in the Declaration of Independence written on July 4, 1776. It is the linchpin of a newly formed democracy 247 years ago. But suppose I told you there is a declaration of a much higher authority, which was pronounced some 6,000 years ago in which the heavens, the earth, and all its inhabitants were created. But, more importantly that is when God created us in His image, and breathed into us the breath of life, and we became a living, Soul. Not as we suppose, based on science and biological theory, as we suddenly begin to inhale and exhale, and our hearts beat within us, but in the beauty and authority of all His magnificence. He created us (humanity) to have dominion over all that he created. And while that may be so, we are still much more likely to put our trust in the words of a declaration created by the hands of men, rather than the clearly articulated words of the living God.
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How Do You Know?
Galatians 1:8-9
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel
unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other
gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
So grave and profound was this passage of scripture, that Paul had to declare it twice, to ensure those receiving it completely understood the enormity of such. We must have full faith and confidence, even if we have not seen, in the merits of God’s word. We must know, not believe (there is a difference), that everything contained therein is accurate and true, absent from error.
We have a right to free speech, to bare arms, self incrimination, to vote, and so on, but as novel a theory they may be, neither satisfies the deepest
yearning of our souls, none of them promise a life of eternity, none deliver the gift of redemption, nor pay the price of salvation. We never question the
merits thereof, but we always find ourselves questioning, and often doubting the essence and context of God's word. We ask, did He really say that did he
really mean that? Or state confidently, there is no proof or evidence of such, or I have never seen it, and so forth.
Yes, the Declaration of Independence and so many other, self-governing, documents like it are believed to be living manuscripts, that make the inhabitants proud to be a part, but it is God's word alone that gives life, and sets the captives free, it sets the parameters by which we should live, it surrounds us with the fullness of God’s grace and goodness, and likewise provides a road map to the kingdom. It is absent of bias and prejudice, and its rulings are just, it does not hinder the poor, the widow, nor the fatherless.
Galatians 1:8-9
