IFAS | Freedom Writer | March/April 1997 | quotes.html

The quotable D. James Kennedy

• We hear today that this is a pluralistic nation and that it is not a Christian nation. But Christianity itself, general Christianity, was conceived as the support of all our government. — "God and Country" sermon

• Indeed, this is a nation that was founded by men and women who were Christian. Some were not. But even those who were not embraced the Christian world and life view that was almost universally prevalent at the time and according to the dictates of the Word of God. — "God and Country" sermon

• Kennedy quotes Charles Hodge, a 19th century theologian: The proposition that the United States of America are a Christian and Protestant nation, is not so much the assertion of a principle as the statement of fact. — "God and Country" sermon

• There has been a concerted effort to disconnect America — modern America — from its religious roots. To transplant, if you will, the tree of American civilization from the Puritan soil in which it grew. — "The Bible and the Constitution" sermon

• The United States Constitution left the regulation of religion right where it was in the hands of the churches and the states. Remember, that when the First Amendment was drafted, nine of the thirteen states had established religions and they were all some denomination of the Christian religion. — "The Bible and the Constitution" sermon

• The Founding Fathers knew that Isaiah 33:22 said, "For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our king." So here we see the tripartite division of government — as judge, lawgiver, and king. Those are the judiciary, the legislative and the executive branches of government...thus we have this three-part division of our government. — "The Bible and the Constitution" sermon

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