"The Declaration of Independence" Declares God!

Do We, the People

Still hold that our inalienable rights

Come from God our Creator?

The Declaration of Independence Declares God

The most famous line of

The Declaration of Independence is…

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.

The Declaration says,

“certain unalienable rights”

The Continental Congress of July 4, 1776,

declared men to have the right to

“Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”

Where do we get these “rights”?

The Congressional Leaders of

the thirteen American colonies said

they came from man’s Creator.

This truth they stated was “self-evident”.

Paul the apostle writes to the

Romans with this same argument.

 For since the creation of the world

God's invisible qualities —

 his eternal power and divine nature

—have been clearly seen,

 being understood from what has been made,

so that men are without excuse.

We strongly believe in “Independence”… 

The ability to rule ourselves and

not be under the authority of a dictator.

 

The signers of the Declaration

of Independence agreed with Paul.

They are “clearly seen” or “self-evident”.

True “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”

cannot be achieved without God.

Recognizing God created us all

will keep us from seeking gain

at the expense of others.

Let’s not let the obvious go unrecognized.

Let’s celebrate our freedom with

fireworks, cookouts, songs and games.

But let’s not forget to give our Creator

thanks for making our rights clear.

“I came that you might have life” – Jesus Christ

“I came to set the captive free” – Jesus Christ

Scripture Reading

Romans 1:16-32 NIV

16 I am not ashamed of the gospel,

because it is the power of God

for the salvation of everyone who believes:

first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.

7 For in the gospel a righteousness

from God is revealed,

a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,

just as it is written:

"The righteous will live by faith."  

18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven

 against all the godlessness and wickedness of men

who suppress the truth by their wickedness,

19 since what may be known

about God is plain to them,

because God has made it plain to them.

20 For since the creation of the world

God's invisible qualities —

his eternal power and divine nature

— have been clearly seen,

being understood from what has been made,

so that men are without excuse.