The kingdom of God is not a democracy.

The Ten Commandments are not ten suggestions.

How can you preach the kingdom of God to a people who despise kings.

Let's take a moment to look at this dimension of the character of God that is most clearly communicated by the title, Adonai.

The word sovereignty. That's a word that's become almost an obscenity to American people.

One of my favorite illustrations of this goes back a few years when the Episcopalian

Minister, whose name is John Guest, came to this country

from England, from Liverpool. And when he came to the United States, his initial place

of residence was in Philadelphia. He landed in Philadelphia and was having his virgin exposure to the culture of the United States.

And the first week that he was here, he visited the historic sites in Philadelphia, the Independence

Hall and the Liberty Bell and all of that, and then spent some time visiting the antique

stores that specialized in Revolutionary War memorabilia.

Now remember, he's an Englishman trying to adjust to the new world, to the enemies of King George.

If you've ever been to England, do you see what that cultural shock can be?

If you've been to Westminster Abbey, how many of you've been to Westminster Abbey?

To me, the most surprising thing about Westminster Abbey was to walk in there and see that

Benedict Arnold is buried in Westminster Abbey in a hero's grave.

He is the symbol of treachery to Americans because he was a traitor.

But to their side, he was a hero and is buried in Westminster Abbey.

Well, here comes an Englishman over here looking at these primitive Americans and trying

to understand their culture.

So he goes and focuses attention on these landmarks that specialized in the revolutionary period.

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