Proverbs 20:25-27 “It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, and afterward to question and reconsider his vows. A wise king sifts out the wicked, and brings the threshing wheel over them. The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart.”
By our national historical documents and literature, in has been shown that the Bible has had a profound influence on America, widely understood by previous generations; the preamble to every state’s Constitution acknowledges God. Yet, this is largely unrecognized today. For centuries, Americans saw the Bible as a practical guidebook for directing every godly aspect of daily life, and it therefore shaped American government, law, and education as well as our free enterprise system, our views of private property, our social services, and so much more. For four centuries, religion, morality, and knowledge formed the core elements of American education. But in recent decades, the very mention of God has been forbidden and a secularized humanistic approach to education has gained prominence. And a primary tool used by atheistic revisionists is to redefine words and teach the new revised meanings to our children in the educational institutions universally, in order to bury the original definition non-spiritual indoctrination and social engineering, turning the next generation against God.
1 Chronicles 28:9 “Acknowledge the God of your Father, and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.”
Noah Webster wrote the first American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828 with the intent that Americans could read their Bibles and understand the Scriptures for life application. Let’s take a look at a few word definitions from this original Webster’s dictionary and see the biblical worldview communicated.
(1) The word “depravity” is defined as: Corruption; a vitiated state of the heart; rendered impure; rendered defective and void. Wickedness; corruption of moral principles; destitution of holiness or godly principles. Webster infers that God determines what is “good”.
(2) The word “God” is defined as: The Supreme Being; Jehovah; the eternal and infinite spirit, the creator, and the sovereign of the universe.
(3) The word “marriage” is defined as: The act of uniting a man and woman for life; wedlock; the legal union of a man and woman for life. Marriage is a contract both civil and religious, by which the parties engage to live together in mutual affection and fidelity, till death shall separate them. Marriage was instituted by God himself for the purpose of preventing the promiscuous intercourse of the sexes, for promoting domestic felicity, and for securing the maintenance and education of children. Hebrews 13:4“Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
(4) The word “pure: is defined as: Free from moral defilement; without spot; not sullied or tarnished; incorrupt; undebased by moral turpitude; holy. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil , and canst not look on iniquity (Habakkuk 1:13). Pure also means genuine; real; true; incorrupt; unadulterated; as pure religion.
(5) The word “wicked” is defined as: Evil in principle or practice; deviating from the divine law; addicted to vice; sinful; immoral. This is a word of comprehensive signification, extending to every thing that is contrary to the moral law, and both to persons and actions. We say, a wicked man, a wicked deed, wicked ways, wicked lives, a wicked heart, wicked designs, wicked works. The wicked, in Scripture, are persons who live in sin; transgressors of the divine law; all who are unreconciled to God, unsanctified or impenitent.
Isaiah 5:20 proclaims, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” Woe to those who change the meaning of words because of sin, unbelief and hatred of God. “In God We Trust” is America’s National Motto because the Creator of heaven and earth is the sovereign Lord of all. Let us acknowledge God daily and serve Him with a grateful heart. God is our definition. Proverbs 20:7 states, “The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.”
God bless America.
Born a sinner, but redefined in Christ, Brian
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