Did God Back the Colonies When they Rebelled? (TMF:1825)

Friday, April 08, 2022
Peace to Live By: Did God Back the Colonies When they Rebelled? (TMF:1825) - Daniel Litton
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       And the belief seems to go that the colonies then just got lucky and won the Revolution, and then God looked down from Heaven and said, “Man, I guess I gotta recognize the United States now.” Or, another belief is that these types of things, what nations control what land, isn’t real controlled by God, that he is back off in the distance and that whatever happens happens. It’s a deistic perspective. So, what is the reality then? Did God back the colonies when they rebelled against Britain, or was he not in favor of it? Did they sin against God at the moment they sought war and the formation of a new government? We read a moment ago in verse 2: “Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.” Okay, so how could the colonies resist Britain when God had ordained Britain to rule? I imagine those who know me can probably guess to some degree what I’m going to say here.