The Eroding Foundation

By: Gary Hutchison

It was July 4th, 1776, that the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer under British rule. Instead they formed a new nation—the United States of America.

The Declaration clearly states: “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.”

If you would take time to read our National Birth Certificate, it clearly communicates that our founders believed in 1) a Creator, 2) Creation, 3) God-given moral absolutes; 4) Governments are ordained of God; 5) the Providence of God, and 6) a final day of judgment. Also, other principles, like 7) the freedom of speech, 8) the right to political dissent, 9) the right to bear arms, 10) a government based on the consent of the governed, and 11) freedom against tyranny are also implied in The Declaration of Independence.

These principles are the foundation of our country, our constitutions, and our courts. Yet weak and unprincipled leaders have directly and indirectly brought about the exponential erosion of this foundation.

On this 4th of July, take some time to read the Declaration of Independence, and then pray for divine intervention. Please join me and pray that God would raise up courageous, godly leaders and judges who will bring us back to the principles on which this great country was founded.