Let's talk about reason and truth. Some say that our nation is built off of pure reason, but I declare to you today that reason without truth is absolutely worthless, because where does reason lead?
Have you read the Greek philosophers? Plato, Socrates, Aristotle... They start reasoning and then keep reasoning upon reasoning. But as you read on more and more, you realize that they are actually going in circles! On and on the circular motion goes... and you know what? It never leads anywhere. Reason upon reason will lead you nowhere.
Over two-hundred and thirty years ago, our nation's founding fathers set forth the foundation for a new nation in the Declaration of Independence. This inspired document was built not off of pure reason, but on the truth found in God's Word. It is built off of the truth of an all-knowing and all-powerful Creator, who governs the actions of men. They understood that God's law is above all human law and that authority is not inherent to government, but is granted to human government by God. And this is not a blanket authority to be used by our public officials to satisfy their every whim. Instead, it is a limited authority according to Romans 13, to punish evildoers and otherwise leave people free to use their talents and abilities to their fullest extent.
This Declaration of Independence became the foundation for the greatest nation the world has ever seen, and has cause six subsequent revolutions following the original American revolution: (1) The Industrial Revolution, (2) the Machine Revolution, (3) the Transportation Revolution, (4) the Communications Revolution, (5) the Energy Resource Revolution, and (6) the Computer Revolution.
We owe all of our nation's freedom, peace, and prosperity, not to human intellect or reason, but to the Lord God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, from whom all truth flows. So may we remember and celebrate that truth not just today, but every single day of the year.
Happy Independence Day!
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