Why Freedom Requires Christianity

In an age that seems to believe that Christianity is an obstacle to liberty it will prove provocative to insist, contrary to such belief, that Christian faith is essential to liberty’s very existence. Yet, as counter-intuitive as it may seem to disciples of the progressivist zeitgeist, it must be insisted that faith enshrines freedom. Without the shrine that faith erects to freedom, the liberties that we take for granted will be eroded and ultimately destroyed. Faith preserves freedom. It protects it. It insists upon it. Where there is faith there is freedom. Where faith falters, so does freedom. This truth, so uncomfortably perplexing for so many of our contemporaries, was encapsulated by G. K. Chesterton when he asserted that “the modern world, with its modern movements, is living on its Catholic capital. It is using, and using up, the truths that remain to it out of the old treasury of Christendom.”

One of the truths of Christendom which lays the very foundations of freedom is the Christian insistence on the mystical equality of all people in the eyes of God and the insistence on the dignity of the human person that follows logically, inexorably and inescapably from such an insistence. If everyone is equal in the eyes of God, it doesn’t matter if people are black or white, healthy or sick, able-bodied or handicapped, or whether babies are inside the womb or out of it. It doesn’t matter that people are different, in terms of race, age or innate abilities; they are all equal in the eyes of God, and therefore, of necessity, in the eyes of Man also. This is the priceless inheritance of Christendom with which our freedoms are established and maintained. If everyone is equal in the eyes of God and Man, everyone must also be equal in the eyes of the law.

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Carl

That is the very reason I don't believe Democracy, as we know it, can exist in most of the nations in the Muslim world. That goes for any other world where people don't believe in Christ and try to live their lives based upon the teachings of Christianity. Some cultures need a dictator, King, or some other sovereign to govern them.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=58215905 Wesley Woods
  
  you can have democracy without freedom for it become the fifty percent plus one. the founders saw democracy as mob-archracy. Christianity is the only religion that allows for freedom "for whoever the Lord sets free is free indeed."
  - Evermyrtle
    
    Amen!
- Evermyrtle
  
  When and if there in no longer Christianity exists, the world will no longer exist.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004047180339 John Adams

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” John Adams, 2nd President of the US
We also know that Christianity is the ONLY true faith. ALL others are merely substitutes/fakes.
daves

"One of the truths of Christendom which lays the very foundations of
freedom is the Christian insistence on the mystical equality of all
people in the eyes of God and the insistence on the dignity of the human
person that follows logically, inexorably and inescapably from such an
insistence."

Sadly not many Christians treat people with dignity. Just look at some of the cruel statements posted in Zionica.com.
- Evermyrtle
  
  It is such a pity that you cannot know a Christian, that you cannot under that saying you are a Christin does not make you a Christian. As long as you are trying to post the truth, you need to learn what the truth is.
  - daves
    
    What do you mean I cannot know a Christian? I know many.
    - Evermyrtle
      
      I apologize, I did not mean that you do not know a Christin, I meant that you do not understand what makes up a Christian and that all who call themselves Christians are not Christians. To be a Christian you must accept JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR and you must live according to HIS commandments as near as you possibly can.
      
      I forgot to read and eliminate all mistakes before posting my comment
      - daves
        
        We do disagree on what it means to be a Christian. To me it means doing my best to follow the teachings of Jesus.
- petroskhan
  
  I think it would be better, instead of claiming that "Christians" do this or that, to state that "Those claiming to be Christian" do various deeds which most find reprehensible.
  
  You can claim to be anything. I've tried many times to lay claim to be Emperor of California. No luck so far.
  
  If someone acts in a manner inconsistent with the teachings of the Bible, and in ways in contrast the what was taught by Jesus, can such a person legitimately claim to be Christian? The cruel statements, lack of dignity and racism you mention are NOT ideals espoused by Christians. Not those who truly cherish the message of Christ.
  
  I think, instead of just accepting someone's word for it, you should use the Bible to determine whether or not someone is a Christian as he claims to be. Do that, and you might surprise a few people…might help them, too.
  - daves
    
    But we are all sinners incapable of leading a perfect life like Jesus teaches.
    
    What part of the Bible do you look at – the ten commandments? If someone works on the Sabbath does that mean they are not a Christian?
    - petroskhan
      
      "What part of the Bible do you look at – the ten commandments?"
      
      I look at the Bible as a whole, I don't single out one part over the other. To me, it's sort of like a watch. Each part is distinct, but contributes its essential and necessary value to the operation and smooth functioning of the whole.
      
      As for the Sabbath, it is part of the Law, nowhere in the Bible is its requisite observance rescinded. I won't say that someone isn't a Christian for not observing the Sabbath; that's making a blanket statement that I wouldn't be comfortable making. He/she might not be informed, might not have had this issue explained in requisite detail, etc. I will say that as far Scripture is concerned, such a person is not keeping God's Law regarding the Sabbath, though.
Evermyrtle

Where did the Idea come from that everybody us equal in GOD'S sight? You will not find that in HIS WORD!!
- daves
  
  Were we all created in God's image?
  
  "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man."
Wordman

The modern nation that is the most free, prosperous, envied, and desirable of all the nations in the history of the earth was founded self-consciously upon Christian principles straight from the pages of the Bible. It is a fact as source document after original source document attests. "Blessed is the nation who's God is the Lord." Let us pray that the Lord will be pleased to grant us a revival of Bible-centered preaching to our pulpits and enable us to return to those principles with greater zeal and integrity than ever.