The Pursuit of Happiness (Independence Day)
The Pursuit of Happiness (Independence Day)
Book: Deuteronomy, Hebrews, Matthew, Psalms
Sermon given by the Rev. Nathan Stomberg for Independence Day (7/2/2023).
Few statements from U.S. history have been so misunderstood and distorted as this preamble to the Declaration of Independence. As our nation celebrates her independence this week, this most memorable text will be quoted (and mis-quoted) countless times by people who fundamentally reject the same Judeo-Christian worldview which made such a document (and such a nation) possible in the first place. How is it that we have so rejected the Image of God within us, that a country founded on these ideals now celebrates evil as good, and denounces good as evil?
Readings: Deuteronomy 10:17-21; Psalm 145:1-9; Hebrews 11:8-16; Matthew 5:43-48