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A Return to our RootsIntended for group study or individual reading Rise up, O men of God, have done with lesser things.Twelve score and seven years ago our Fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation whose founders believed a Creator was the source of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. This belief was incorporated into the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Later Lincoln affirmed this spiritual heritage in stating "this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom."The foundation remains, but we have wandered away. Our spiritual emphasis as reflected in participation in houses of worship that had been in excess of 70% perhaps since the nation's founding fell below 50% in 2019. The culture shifted from an emphasis on God's way to man's way.The thesis of this book is that pleasure and prosperity are the primary culprits that stimulate our old nature's addictive tendencies to replace eternal values. Works of the flesh replace fruit of the spirit resulting in loneliness and violence.4 Steps to Return to Our Christian Heritage shows the way to return to our spiritual heritage. It will not be easy. Forces of evil are on the attack in schools, government, media, entertainment, and even families and churches. This must change, especially in families and churches, the wellspring of spiritual truths. If we are willing, the Creator's power our forefathers depended on can cure our addictive tendencies and return us to our roots.Check out our website: merehumanity.info

This nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom (Lincoln 1863)Asking "How are things going in our country?" is a kind way of asking, "Will we make it?" but if we are honest the second question is the one we should be asking today.We have gone from being a spiritual to a material culture. The former has values that satisfy such as love, peace, patience, and self-control. The latter has no lasting values but has tendencies that are addictive and cry out for more, such as more power, pleasure and prosperity.Our addictive tendencies come from our ancestor Adam who chose self-will in the Garden of Eden in defiance of God. Addictive tendencies can be offset by energizing the image of God implanted in each of us by the Creator. The question of which controls, our spiritual nature or our sin nature, depends on which nature we feed.In the past half century our culture has been fed a constant dose of half-truth trivia, beginning with Hollywood movies, radio, TV, and theater; now joined by education, government at all levels, social media and woke thinking.Materialism without spirituality is a path to nihilism-nothing makes sense-leading to loneliness, anxiety, despair, anger and often violence. Freedom is at stake.The message of Common Sense 2.0 is that we can again become a spiritual nation if we have the determination of the Founding Fathers. Determination will require a new type of leader, On Fire for God leaders who are pure in heart so they can see God (Matthew. 5:8). It has taken a half century to get to our present situation; it may take that long or longer to restore the foundation of the nation.(This commentary was prepared for use by individuals, groups, and churches.)