Revolutionary Faith in the Birth of America
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Rod Gragg recounts fascinating stories of our nation’s history and how Christians can learn from the faith of America’s past leaders. He shares about the first Independence Day celebration, and how churches today can flourish in the midst of a cultural shift away from a Biblical worldview.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, check out the latest episode of my podcast, ReFocus with Jim Daley. |
| 0:04.6 | Author Tim Geigline will help us to honor America's spiritual heritage and influence the culture with faith and optimism. |
| 0:11.9 | Visit ReFocus with JimDaley.com. |
| 0:19.4 | And the belief was that you were to be submissive to authority over you unless that authority you served the higher law. |
| 0:28.2 | And they believe that's what occurred and you see that in the language of the Declaration of Independence. |
| 0:33.8 | And that really was the motivation throughout the Revolutionary War. |
| 0:38.1 | Happy Independence Day from Focus on the Family. |
| 0:41.1 | We're joined today by historian Rod Gregg who will share about the incredible faith of George Washington and other leaders in the Revolutionary War. |
| 0:50.1 | They were vital in securing our freedom. |
| 0:52.8 | I'm John Fuller and your hostess, Focus President Jim Daley. |
| 0:56.1 | John, I'd love reflecting on how God's hand of providence has been on this nation from the very beginning. |
| 1:01.8 | And Independence Day is a great time for us to remember all that he's done for this country. |
| 1:07.8 | Of course, we know that George Washington and the members of the Continental Congress were fallible people. |
| 1:14.2 | We are all fallible. We're all center-saved by grace and we get that. |
| 1:18.2 | But God certainly used their faith and courage in extraordinary ways and we can learn a lot from them. |
| 1:25.0 | Our guest today is historian Rod Gregg, as you've mentioned. |
| 1:28.2 | And he's dedicated a lot of his time studying the Revolutionary War and the faith of the founders. |
| 1:33.9 | And I'm looking forward to this discussion. |
| 1:35.9 | I am too. Rod is an award-winning author of more than 20 books. |
| 1:39.9 | He has spoken at many, many different venues. |
| 1:43.3 | He's been on national TV shows sharing from his wealth of expertise. |
| 1:47.7 | He and his wife have seven children and 14 grandchildren. |
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