Secular humanism injected, doubt brings about the lack of faith in any given subject. Most must see to believe. When surrounded by uncertainty, there is no security. ( I learned to Question what they wished me to put My Faith in. ) Tear a nations faith apart brings about the fall of said faith. The common faith of Christianity being split down the middle from its beginning. One as with Paul, eternal security, the other doubt, by way of Peter, no security if you fall. Liberty and Freedom comes by way of Paul's 13 letters. No doubt, this Spirit of truth received through revelation ( super-natural ).

All on deck and below must order their conversation aright to maintain civilized order. Put your life vest on when crossing the bar. Now one must keep it on at all times, the seas rage ! We are beating the drum to order. In the wreck of noble lives, something immortal still survives. We know what Master laid our keel.

Propitiation of grace granted by our Creator for the betterment of a born free sovereign individual. As with a state or individual. Mercy granted. Honesty to stand with the, charity to walk with the. If more were openly honest, with themselves and others, there would be less need for enforcement and mediation. Certain roots of behavior, greediness of gain at whatever the cost, destroy the liberty and freedom offered to all. Wisdom is known of her children. I am optimistic, and agree with Anon, but whether peaceful or blood drenched, change does come. Waking up is sometimes hard to do, it is best to rise early. but we see, that some wish the children to sleep in. WAKE UP AMERICANS. Claim your prize, of the right to be at liberty with freedom ! There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. Woe to the O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning ! Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness ! Remember now thy Creator. The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

Always be aware of your surroundings !

It is to the point and well said !

I suspect Inge would be at odds with Aquinas's point of view.
Divine revelation Aquinas professes to, but not from Christ. Which is the source of the apostle Paul's divine revelation of liberty and freedom. ( Acts 9:4 ). Which is a pattern to them which should hereafter believe. ( I Timothy 1:16 ). ( II Corin 12:1 ) I will come to visions and revelation of the Lord. Verse seven sums up the position, " and lest I be exalted ( above measure ) through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh. "

Josh, Lancaster. Why is it that, to fill the pews, preachers go to the book of Revelations, instilling fear in the congregation. Teaching of a time not yet come ! In 1986 the Catholic church through one of their own, made the statement we were likened unto the ( Great Whore ) of the book of Revelations. When in fact they were speaking of their own church. The Whore that sits amongst 7 mountains as Rome sits geographically. Worshiping a woman, claiming to mediate for the people, giving access to their god. ( I Timothy 2:5,6 )
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. This is that time, the dispensation of the fullness of times, ( Ephesians 1:10 ). It is through this experiment of ministration that we declare with a readiness of mind our declaration of liberty and freedom from the law of sin and oppression. Which said law is used to promote socialism. Please lay your possessions at the church's feet, or better yet, the State. Faith manipulated and misguiding, seeing it is the most powerful thing in the universe. Ruling without a sword. We as a people in this nation are not the ( sheep ), but full grown men and women in the Man Christ Jesus. Chosen ( Before the foundation of the world ) Ephesians 1:4. This is termed the mystery of the gospel. Sheep are chosen ( From the foundation ). Things that are different are not the same. God is not the author of confusion. So then we know who is. Patriotism, the dup of statesmen, as also preachers deceiving the congregation going along with the ( socialistic Christians ), and their doctrines of oppression, never wanting to set the children FREE from guilt. Keeping the Law of sin and oppression ever before the individuals mind. That is exactly why there should be separation of church and state. No national religion, as was the case when we separated and declared before the world our Declaration of Independence. Freedom and Liberty resides in the heart and mind of the individual. Freedom of speech being the aim to declare Liberty from oppression and unnatural laws. The ancient natural law of Liberty. Chophshiy liberty.

Freedom with out liberty ( Chophshiy ) from bondage and tax, is nothing more than a slave allowed to walk about on government owned land. You are only free to work for the socialistic wolves, that eat you out of house and home. Of course one is happier when his home and table cannot be taken away by a governmental body of socialistic thugs and robbers.

Disturbing isn't it Mike, knowing the progressive party and Teddy did it. Greed with bedfellows. Corp privilege in bed with politicians perpetuated the need for more socialism injected. But considering the suffrage at his time, and industrialism taking control. Socialism was already imbedded with the property tax, and sense the civil war has steadily grown, FDR put the other nail in the coffin of liberty. Now the freedom to speak or show allegiance to our Republic and Constitution.

Many kingdoms small and large, whether an individual or in concert have neglected their responsibility of maintaining the garden. Socialism can be liken to running vines and thorny underbrush chocking out the plants we cherish so much. Weak minds, uneducated, weak backs, lack of morals, are never up to the job. But yet the aged have need of such services in their own gardens who wish for those buds to be nipped and uprooted. Counsel for the weak mind, example, by way of action for those lacking morals, nippers and bullets for those called for the job ! A strong Constitution to stand on.

The truth of the matter. Once socialism was instituted in 37 by FDR, the ever growing club of democratic socialist in our nation has prospered to the point of collapse. The centralized government turned tyrannical.
" I morn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I rejoice over that which was saved at Waterloo."
Lord Acton. His sympathies lay entirely with the Confederacy for their defense of States rights against centralized government. And the overthrow of the individual sovereign and his inalienable rights given by the Creator.

Jim your neutral point stands out. Not of the household of faith. Not at all.. But that is ok for it makes no difference in the final outcome. Consider the God of forces , which would be observed by such a learned group. O that might work for all ? Go ahead and establish the vision if you think possible. With out a vision the people perish. My stand is upon the Rock, Jim. But I do know the God of forces. And it is spelled with a Capital "G".

We do not recreate the Rock we stand on ! Salvation is from generation to generation, so with the knowledge.