Resolution on Our Christian Heritage

WHEREAS, there is a concerted effort being made to eradicate biblical Christianity from our nation's heritage and history; and,

WHEREAS, the effort has been tragically effective through the public educational systems of our nation; and,

WHEREAS, the liberal news media and the entertainment industry have contributed to the effort on a consistent basis; and,

WHEREAS, the founding documents of our nation speak to the point that the founders desired to found a nation with strong Christian foundations; and,

WHEREAS, many statements of our founding fathers, both in the aforementioned documents as well as in their personal writings, indicate that many of them were not atheists, agnostics or deists, but rather were Christians; and,

WHEREAS, God has blessed this nation, thus founded, in a singular way; and,

WHEREAS, we have benefitted greatly from that blessing and desire the continuation of that blessing for our future generations; therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the members and delegates of the Ohio Bible Fellowship, meeting in the Spring Conference, April 12, 13, 2002, in Bible Community Church, Mentor, Ohio, acknowledge our Christian heritage; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we earnestly pray for our nation and its leaders, especially the Christians in leadership positions, both nationally and locally, as the Apostle Paul exhorts us to do in I Timothy 2:1, 2 that, ". . . supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty"; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we regularly remind the people of our congregations and in our Christian schools that we have an awesome responsibility to defend and nourish the ideals of our heritage, and to that end may we purpose to bring our wills into conformity to the will of God as revealed to us in His Word, the Bible, in order that godliness and honesty might characterize our lives, our churches and our nation.