Excellent article from Kirby Anderson with Point of View
 | | January 18, 2012 |
| | Founding Fathers
by Kerby Anderson | | A number of authors have gone back to the writings of the founding fathers to gain insight into our current political and economic challenges. Jerry Newcombe with Truth in Action Ministries writes about Answers from the Founding Fathers. He has co-authored other history books with D. James Kennedy and believes that America became the most free and prosperous nation in history by following the political wisdom of our founders. A foundational principle in his book is the God is the source of our rights. We see this important principle whether we look at the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, or the U.S. Constitution. The book also documents from academic research done awhile ago that the Bible was cited in documents in the founding era more than any other source. And political perspectives on limited government as well as checks and balances also came from biblical ideas. Education in early America was thoroughly Christian. And religious liberty springs from biblical concepts of covenant and the proper role of the institutions of church and state. Even the economic foundation of America can trace some of its influence back to the writings of the founding fathers.
Ron DeSantis writes about Dreams of our Founding Fathers. If the title sounds similar to Barack Obama’s book, Dreams of My Father, that is intentional. He quotes extensively from the Federalist Papers and other writings by the founders to counter many of the ideas expressed by the current president.
Key to understanding the founders is to examine their “first principles” which Alexander Hamilton called “primary truths” in Federalist No. 31. These essays were written by him and James Madison and John Jay to make the case for ratification.
They wrote about republican government, limited government, judicial authority, and even about the proper use of military power. When we compare what the founders wrote to the structure of government today, we see a stark contrast.
It’s true that the founders didn’t get everything right. But they provided a mechanism to change the constitution through amendment. These two authors remind us of the wisdom of the founders we need as we confront the political and economic challenges today. I’m Kerby Anderson, and that’s my point of view.
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