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America, Stand With Israel!

July 2002

America, Stand With Israel!
Jesus is the Standard Rally
July 19, 2002, 6:30pm


Rally to be hosted by Calvary Hill Baptist Church
3300 La Prada Mesquite, TX 75150
972-279-1600


AMERICA WAS FOUNDED UPON THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIANITY

We serve the God of the Old Testament and the New. This is often referred to, in America, as the Judeo (Old Testament) -Christian (New Testament) ethic. The nation Israel is the "Promised Land" bequeathed by God to the Jews forever. The enemies of God have disputed this matter furiously! As enemies surround her north, south, east and west, we Christians are called to stand by her - no matter the cost.

Many Americans in the political elite and in the media, are looking for any reason to abandon her to the Muslim terrorists who serve a false god. We Christians will not abandon her even though she does not yet accept our and her Messiah.

It was not a group of Hindus, Muslims, and Christians that sailed across the Atlantic to the shores of the "New World" to begin a new nation where one was free to worship Almighty God (Jesus). It was those who loved Christ. It was upon the principles found in the Bible and the liberty found in Jesus Christ that the foundations of our nation were laid. Our Pilgrim forefathers viewed their lives as "stepping stones" upon which future generations could trod in the advancement of the Gospel of Christ. Our Founding Fathers placed their lives, their fortunes, their sacred honor safely in the hands of Jesus believing that "divine providence" alone would suffice in their battle for independence. Yes, America was founded and built by those following hard after Christ.

One of the Founding Fathers, Patrick Henry, put it this way: "It cannot be emphasized too often or too strongly that this nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religion but the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is for this very reason that people of other faiths have been afforded prosperity, asylum, and freedom of worship."

If you are wondering why you are able to still freely worship a false god in this marvelous and free country you need only look to our LORD Jesus. He said, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28. He doesn't demand His dogma to be forced upon you like Islamic Jihad. He bids you to come - you can choose to accept or reject Him. This freedom is found only in a nation whose God is the LORD (YAHWEH).

"It cannot be emphasized too often or too strongly that this nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religion but the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is for this very reason that people of other faiths have been afforded prosperity, asylum, and freedom of worship." Patrick Henry

Below a short history as to why our nation is blessed:

BLESSED IS THE NATION WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD…." Ps. 33:12. The Hebrew word for LORD in this text is YAHWEH. America has been blessed because our God is the LORD (YAHWEH). Apart from Him there is no other God. Our nation is a bastion of liberty and freedom, the likes of which have never been seen on this earth, because YAHWEH is our God. YAHWEH is translated in English, "I AM."

This Name for God "YAHWEH" was first revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:11-15 when Moses asked, "…and who should I say sent me?" God replied, "I AM, ... say to them I AM sent you." It was by this Name, YAHWEH that God said He would be remembered forever, from generation to generation.

This Name was so sacred to the Jews that they removed the vowels and made it YHWH or the Tetragrammaton. They did not want to be guilty of taking God's Name in vain.

Jesus, when He walked the sands of this earth, made one of the most startling statements ever uttered when He confronted the Pharisaic Jews in their religious hypocrisy: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM." John 8:58. He used the Name, YAHWEH! This so stunned the monotheistic Jews that they tried to stone Him right then and there. Jesus told them that He was God! He told them that He was, is, and always will be YAHWEH!

Hear this my friends, it is Jesus and Jesus alone who is GOD! Not Allah, as interpreted by Muhammed, not Gautama Buddha, not Krishna, not the god in me nor the god in the tree.

It is Jesus who made and makes this nation great. Ask yourself why you came to America. Ask yourself why people from all over the world come here. There is something about the liberty and freedom to pursue the very purpose for which one is born that makes America different from any other nation on the earth: "… and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 2 Corinthians 3:17.

It is the Lord of liberty (Jesus) that you seek. It is He that draws so many to this nation. He is the one and only true God. He bids you to come unto Him, confess your sins, and find the forgiveness that only He can give.

It is our prayer that you will come to experience this liberty in your own heart. Jesus said, "…you will know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32. Truth is paramount!