Our Biblical Constitution Flashcards
Who is the Great Defender of the Constitution?
Daniel Webster
Who is trying to rewrite history? & how?
Professors, media
They leave things out
T/F Most Americans believe the church and state should be separate.
True
The Exceptions Clause
Congress could make a law that judges must follow.
Overrules judges
How will we convert Americans to the Christian way of thinking?
Reason
Persuasion
(NOT coercion or force)
Benjamin Rush
Said its good that people believe in SOMETHING because they are easier to persuade
What does Secular America think Christians are trying to do?
Create a theocracy (government run by divine right)
Why is America exceptional?
- Unalienable rights
- Consent of the governed
- Separation of powers (checks & balances)
- republicanism (states’ responsibility to conduct elections)
Two Treatises of Governement
400 page book written by John Locke
contains 1500 references to the Bible
having to do with civil government
influences our documents
Preachers involved in independence
John Wise
Artemas Ward
Originally all governmental ideas came from pulpit
Calvin Cooledge
Gave credit to John Locke’s and John Wise’s ideas
What percent of the constitution is from the Bible?
34%
What are the 2nd and 3rd most prevalent sources of the constitution?
Charles Montesquieu (8.3%) John Locke (2.9%)
People behind independence as writers
Sammy Cooper
George Whitefield- said stamp act was unbiblical
What verse discusses branches of government?
Isaiah 33:22
What verse talks about separation of powers?
Jeremiah 17:9
What verse says to exempt churches from taxes?
Ezra 7:24
What can we do to spread the word about a Biblical Constitution?
- look things up yourself
- Tell people about it
- get truth back in the textbooks
Where did the Constitution come from?
10 year process
1500 writings researched which led to 3100 specific quotes
Who said the Constitution is eternal? (100% from God)
Webster, Washington, and Adams
Article 1 Section 8 about uniform immigration comes from which verse?
Leviticus 19:34
What verse says the president must be natural born? (Article 2 section 1)
Deuteronomy 17:15
What verse talks about witnesses? (Article 3 section 3)
Deut. 17:6
What verse talks about republicanism?
Exodus 18:21
