Category Archives: First Principles

First Principles: Those Who Hope In the Lord Will Renew Their Strength. They Will Soar On Wings Like Eagles

Posted on September 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. “ – Isaiah 40:30-31(NIV)

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First Principles: Be Humble, Talk Little, Think and Pray Much

Posted on September 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Be humble, talk little, think and pray much.” – George Whitefield

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First Principles: In the Supposed State of Nature, All Men Are Equally Bound By the Laws of Nature, Or To Speak More Properly, the Laws of the Creator

Posted on September 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“In the supposed state of nature, all men are equally bound by the laws of nature, or to speak more properly, the laws of the Creator.” – Samuel Adams (1794)

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First Principles: If Men Were Angels, No Government Would Be Necessary

Posted on September 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” – James Madison (1788)

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First Principles: Of All the Dispositions and Habits Which Lead To Political Prosperity, Religion and Morality Are Indispensable Supports

Posted on September 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports.” – George Washington (1796)

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First Principles: Where There Is No Law, There Is No Liberty; and Nothing Deserves the Name of Law But That Which Is Certain and Universal In Its Operation

Posted on September 19, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Where there is no law, there is no liberty; and nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.” – Benjamin Rush (1788)

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First Principles: We the People Are the Rightful Masters of Both Congress and the Courts, Not To Overthrow the Constitution But To Overthrow the Men Who Pervert the Constitution

Posted on September 18, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We the People are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” – Abraham Lincoln

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First Principles: For Sin Shall Not Have Dominion Over You: For Ye Are Not Under the Law, But Under Grace

Posted on September 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” – Romans 6:14

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First Principles: Evil Is Powerless If the Good Are Unafraid

Posted on September 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.” – Ronald Reagan

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First Principles: No Man Can Study the Movement of Modern Civilization From An Impartial Standpoint and Not Realize that Christianity, and the Spread of Christianity, Are the Basis of Hope of Modern Civilization

Posted on September 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“No man can study the movement of modern civilization from an impartial standpoint and not realize that Christianity, and the spread of Christianity, are the basis of hope of modern civilization in the growth of popular self government.” – William … Continue reading →

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